Steelers News: Pittsburgh signs CB Chandon Sullivan to a one-year deal
The Steelers may have free agency, the NFL Draft, and the undrafted signing period in their rearview mirror, but it doesn't mean the team is done crafting the roster. Per the team's official Twitter account, the Pittsburgh Steelers have officially signed CB Chandon Sullivan to a one-year deal. Here is the official press release from […]
The Steelers may have free agency, the NFL Draft, and the undrafted signing period in their rearview mirror, but it doesn't mean the team is done crafting the roster.
Per the team's official Twitter account, the Pittsburgh Steelers have officially signed CB Chandon Sullivan to a one-year deal.
Here is the official press release from the Steelers:
The Steelers signed cornerback Chandon Sullivan to a one-year contract. Sullivan has played in 71 career games, with 31 starts, and has 164 career tackles, 132 of them solo stops, along with five interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown.
Sullivan spent the 2022 season with the Minnesota Vikings, starting 10 of the 17 games he played in and recording 59 tackles including 44 solo stops, seven passes defensed, two tackles for a loss, one quarterback hit and one fumble recovery.
Sullivan began his career with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted rookie free agent following the 2018 NFL Draft. He spent part of the season on the Eagles practice squad before being activated to the 53-man roster mid-way through the season. He played in five games, starting one, and finished with 12 tackles and one pass defense.
Sullivan spent three seasons with the Green Bay Packers, playing in 49 games with 20 starts. In 2021 he recorded 31 tackles and a career-high three interceptions, and four passes defensed.
He played college football at Georgia State where he played in every game from 2014-17, a total of 49 games with 44 starts while recording 182 tackles, 144 of them solo stops, seven interceptions and 25 passes defensed.
Sullivan will be re-teaming with another viking corner in Patrick Peterson, adding depth and continuity to a cornerback room that suddenly looks promising following the additions of Peterson, Porter Jr., and Trice Jr.
Here is how the Steelers Cornerback room shapes up heading into offseason activities:
- Duke Dawson
- Madre Harper
- Arthur Maulet
- Patrick Peterson
- James Pierre
- Joey Porter Jr.*
- Chandon Sullivan
- Cory Trice Jr.*
- Levi Wallace
- Chris Wilcox
- Ahkello Witherspoon
I have projected the Steelers' entire roster and depth chart when it's time to cut down to 53 spots in early September. This signing may not move the needle like free agency's additions or last week's picks, but it sets up for an intriguing training camp battle amongst the corners.
Sullivan is only 26 years old and has produced at various times in his NFL career, but he doesn't have the leg up on the system that guys like Levi Wallace and Arthur Maulet do, foreshadowing a competitive camp and difficult roster choice for coach Tomlin and GM Omar Khan.
But you know what they say, that's why they make the big bucks.
