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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff Writer
PITTSBURGH — Cornerback Cameron Sutton plans to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers, agent David Canter told ESPN on Wednesday.
Sutton is expected to sign a one-year contract, league sources told ESPN.
Sutton, 29, who spent the first six years of his career in Pittsburgh, was released by the Detroit Lions earlier this offseason following the issuance of an arrest warrant for domestic battery.
The warrant was issued on March 7 after police in Florida responded to a call at a house where Sutton allegedly battered a woman before fleeing the scene.
Sutton evaded law enforcement for more than three weeks after the warrant was issued before turning himself in in Hillsborough County (Florida) on March 31.
Though the initial warrant charged him with a felony, Sutton was formally charged with misdemeanor battery. Sutton entered a pretrial diversion program in April to resolve his case, according to the Hillsborough County records.
At league meetings in March, coach Mike Tomlin was asked if he reaches out to players and former players like Sutton when they’re in trouble.
“I do, but those conversations are between us,” Tomlin said.
Tomlin bristled at a follow-up question asking specifically if he had been in contact with Sutton.
“That’s none of your business,” he said.
At the time of his release by the Lions, Sutton was one year into a three-year, $33 million deal signed in 2023. Sutton started every game with the Lions in his lone season in Detroit, recording one interception, one forced fumble and 50 tackles.
Before signing with Detroit, Sutton was a starting cornerback for the Steelers and racked up three interceptions in his final season in Pittsburgh.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler contributed to this report.
