{"id":531,"date":"2016-09-03T15:40:25","date_gmt":"2016-09-03T19:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=531"},"modified":"2016-09-03T15:40:25","modified_gmt":"2016-09-03T19:40:25","slug":"steelers-acquire-cornerback-justin-gilbert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2016\/09\/03\/steelers-acquire-cornerback-justin-gilbert\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers Acquire Cornerback Justin Gilbert from Cleveland Browns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a somewhat shocking move, the Pittsburgh Steelers have traded for the enigmatic Browns\u00a0cornerback Justin Gilbert.<\/p>\n<h2>Steelers Acquire Cornerback Justin Gilbert<\/h2>\n<p>The eighth overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, Gilbert has made only three\u00a0starts while collecting 41 tackles and one\u00a0interception\u2014albeit for a touchdown. \u00a0Early reports indicate the Steelers will be shipping a sixth round pick in 2018 for the talented, yet troubled, cornerback.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh\u00a0ranked 30th in the NFL in passing yards allowed per\u00a0game in 2015, giving up an average of 272 yards a game through the air. \u00a0To help solidify their secondary, the Steelers spent their first and second round picks in the 2016 draft on secondary help\u2014Artie Burns and Sean Davis. Considering today&#8217;s\u00a0trade, it&#8217;s obvious the Steelers&#8217; brass\u00a0still feel it has work to do.<\/p>\n<p>A talented player, Justin Gilbert presents secondary coach Carnell Lake and defensive coordinator Keith Butler another athletic corner to utilize\u00a0on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>This trade also presents a win-win option for Steelers management. \u00a0If Gilbert blossoms under Keith Butler&#8217;s tutelage, they will have scored an ace for a relatively low cost. \u00a0And if he\u00a0flops, they will have used a 2018 sixth round pick.<\/p>\n<p>Gilbert&#8217;s talent is obvious, but it remains to be seen if he can pull it all together on the field.<\/p>\n<p>Main image credit:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/499836390\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 69.360269% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/499836390?et=CcPmqWUmTPto0hhQ7UCSzQ&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=c33VpIoGy3NQjpQRZrOyWlKaX0QH5oMT63hmjgPT7nI=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"412\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a somewhat shocking move, the Pittsburgh Steelers have traded for the enigmatic Browns\u00a0cornerback Justin Gilbert. 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