Things could have gone better for Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback William Jackson III during his first crack at free agency—after all, he wouldn’t be here now if it had. A former first-round draft pick of the Cincinnati Bengals, he was happy to get out of town, but things, at least on the field, were even worse when he arrived in Washington.
He told reporters earlier in the week that it was “a mutual agreement” for himself and the Commanders to part ways, culminating in their trading him to the Steelers in exchange for late-round picks in the 2025 NFL Draft, which, if you weren’t paying attention, is two and a half years away.