What Does Brandon Boykin Trade Mean for the Steelers CB Position?

August 4, 2015   ·   Andrea Hangst   ·   Jump to comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers made a roster move over the weekend, trading a conditional fifth-round 2016 draft pick with the Philadelphia Eagles in order to snag cornerback Brandon Boykin.
Boykin has appeared in all 48 games during his three seasons with the Eagles, with six starts. He served as the team's slot receiver and has a total of 102 solo tackles, 31 passes defensed and seven interceptions in that time. He adds additional veteran presence on a very young and untested Steelers cornerbacks corps that, at one point, could have been in line to field two rookies—Senquez Golson and Doran Grant—as starters.
The likelihood of Golson starting this year, however, is rapidly dwindling. Golson has been on the physically unable to perform list with a shoulder injury since training camp began on July 25. And now, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Ed Bouchette is reporting that Golson is considering undergoing season-ending surgery to repair the shoulder, one believed to have be...

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