{"id":29048,"date":"2017-09-02T17:55:56","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T21:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=29048"},"modified":"2017-09-02T17:56:51","modified_gmt":"2017-09-02T21:56:51","slug":"steelers-trade-ross-cockrell-conditional-draft-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2017\/09\/02\/steelers-trade-ross-cockrell-conditional-draft-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers Trade Ross Cockrell For Conditional Draft Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cut down day has been a pretty busy affair for the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/pit\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/pit\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steelers<\/a><\/strong>. Just a short time ago, the Steelers made their second trade of the day, sending cornerback <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CockRo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ross Cockrell<\/a> <\/strong>to the New York Giants. Cockrell&#8217;s fate with the team was sealed following a poor showing this preseason, along with the emergence of several rookies. Cockrell came to the Steelers as a free agent after his release from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/buf\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buffalo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/buf\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bills<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Steelers traded CB Ross Cockrell to Giants in exchange for a conditional pick in 2018 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/904072407811543040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Steelers Trade <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CockRo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ross Cockrell<\/a> For Conditional Draft Pick<\/h1>\n<p>Cockrell played a role in helping to stabilize the Steelers secondary following his arrival in 2015. His ability to pick up the defense kept newly acquired <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BoykBr00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Boykin<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>on the bench. Cockrell was able to step in to an injury plagued unit and provide the secondary with a steady, physical presence. The Steelers had an interest in drafting Cockrell out of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Duke<\/strong>,<\/a> but the Bills got him first. Cockrell&#8217;s regression this summer led to the Steelers decision to seek a trade. Failure to trade Cockrell would have certainly resulted in his eventual release. This trade comes as a surprise, considering most teams were willing to wait for the Steelers released before acquiring his services.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers traded Cockrell to the New York Giants for a conditional 2018 draft pick. The writing was on the wall for this type of move when the Steelers signed cornerback\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HadeJo99.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Haden<\/a><\/strong> yesterday. During his two seasons with the Steelers, Cockrell took on a leadership role within the young secondary, and was a good teammate. Unfortunately he became a liability on the field. Cockrell collected two interceptions and 80 tackles during his two seasons with the Steelers.\u00a0Cockrell lost his starting job the moment Haden arrived in Pittsburgh. He became a liability with the emergence of rookies\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HiltMi01.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HiltMi01.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hilton<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SuttCa00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cameron<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SuttCa00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sutton<\/a><\/strong>, along with the presence of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SensCo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coty Sensabaugh<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"WJwSmwRATsNjqM7FWHSAKg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/840735088\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'WJwSmwRATsNjqM7FWHSAKg',sig:'y0XLGc83TgQTs7LbinrY6r_LePThpGLCljsjMPb1XB0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'840735088',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cut down day has been a pretty busy affair for the Pittsburgh Steelers. 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