Adam Caplan reported via Twitter on Wednesday that the Pittsburgh Steelers recently brought in free agent defensive backs Terrence Johnson, Dominique Franks and Akwasi Owusu-Ansah for workouts.
The reason for the workouts was likely due to cornerback Curtis Brown and safety Robert Golden being dinged up in the preseason finale against the Carolina Panthers. Brown injured a knee in that game, while Golden suffered some sort of hamstring injury. Both players have practiced fully this week and neither showed up on the Wednesday injury report.
At worst, the Steelers now have three names in their Read more [...]
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