Cory Trice Jr. Believes He Can Be ‘One Of The Finest’

When wanting on the future defensive for the Pittsburgh Steelers a wild card is CB Cory Trice Jr. Drafted within the seventh spherical of the 2023 NFL Draft, Trice has flashed expertise, but struggled with damage which has saved him off the sector for lengthy intervals of time. There may be loads of uncertainty surrounding Trice getting into yr three, however he’s assured he’s on his method to being the most effective corners within the league.

“I will be the most effective within the recreation proper now,” Trice stated through Publish-Gazette Sports activities on YouTube. “So now I’m simply displaying up each day, simply working in the direction of that…Be sure I do know all my performs, ensure I’m wholesome so I can exit right here and put my hand within the pile and assist the group win.”

Regardless of being a seventh-round choose, Trice has a ton of expertise. The one cause he fell to this point within the draft had been damage considerations. Sadly these have turned out to be reputable. This will probably be a massive yr for Trice. He’ll look to remain wholesome and turn into that elite cornerback that he thinks he will be.

It’s also clear that the Steelers assume he will be too. Though Trice got here out because the loser in his battle with Cincinnati Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase final season, it’s notable that the Steelers even let Trice guard him within the first place. It’s one thing that Trice has been serious about typically, and reveals the religion the teaching workers has in him to match him towards arguably the very best receiver within the NFL.

One cause to “purchase inventory” in Trice getting into his third yr is the mentors round him. After the Steelers signed CB Darius Slay in free company, Trice could have had veteran management within the cornerback room of Slay and CB Patrick Peterson earlier than him. Each Slay and Peterson are a wealth of information for Trice and he thinks it has been an enormous benefit.

“It’s been a blessing,” Trice stated. “Mentally, they’ve simply been giving us recreation. Like they only been feeding us recreation nonstop. Everyone been open books, so any questions we had they’d reply all of them. And so they simply good folks, man. So it’s positively been a fantastic benefit.”

Having these veterans within the room is invaluable for a younger cornerback. If Trice can keep wholesome he can get hands-on instructing and correction from Slay in the course of the season, one thing he wasn’t capable of obtain from Peterson attributable to his season-ending damage in coaching camp in 2023.

Getting into yr three, Trice has a ton of potential to develop into a powerful beginning cornerback reverse Joey Porter Jr. He has the bodily instruments and has had the academics round him to be a wise, savvy participant. It is going to be fascinating to see if Trice can keep wholesome and put all of it collectively. In that case, it might be a giant assist when Pittsburgh’s future wants.