The Carolina Panthers have signed former Giants CB Ross Cockrell to a two-year, $6.8M deal on Friday.
Congrats to Ross Cockrell on signing a two year $6.8M contract with the @Panthers #reignsportsfamily pic.twitter.com/uWp1qaG0T2
— Reign Sports Management (@reign_sports) March 23, 2018
Cockrell, 26, is a former fourth-round pick of the Bills back in 2014. He lasted just over a year in Buffalo before he was waived at the start of the 2015 season.
The Steelers signed him to a contract just a week later and elected to bring him back on a one-year, $1.797 million restricted contract for the 2016 season. Pittsburgh later traded Cockrell to the Giants for a 2018 seventh-round pick.
Cockrel was testing the open market as an unrestricted free agent.
In 2017, Cockrell appeared in all 16 games for the Giants and recorded 50 tackles, three interceptions, and 11 pass defenses. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 39 cornerback out of 120 qualifying players.
We had him featured in our Top 50 Available 2018 NFL Free Agents list.
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