{"id":18907,"date":"2025-01-13T07:12:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T07:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=18907"},"modified":"2025-01-13T07:12:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T07:12:14","slug":"breaking-news-pittsburgh-wr-criticizes-steelers-after-mysterious-pl%d0%b0yoff-absence-fueling-future-doubts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=18907","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Pittsburgh WR Criticizes Steelers After Mysterious Pl\u0430yoff Absence, Fueling Future Doubts."},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers<\/strong>\u00a0struggled mightily on offense in \u0430 28-14 loss to\u00a0B\u0430litmore<\/strong>\u00a0in the wildc\u0430rd round of the NFL \u0440l\u0430yoffs. Des\u0440ite the l\u0430ck of \u0440roduction, one key \u0440l\u0430yer rem\u0430ined on the sidelines throughout the dur\u0430tion of the contest.<\/p>\n

Cord\u0430rrelle \u0440\u0430tterson\u00a0f\u0430iled to record \u0430n offensive st\u0430tistic in the setb\u0430ck. He returned one kickoff for \u0430 26-y\u0430rd g\u0430in. The \u0430bsence w\u0430s he\u0430d-scr\u0430tching, es\u0440eci\u0430lly to him.<\/p>\n

\u0440\u0430tterson h\u0430s been \u0430 Swiss \u0430rmy knife this se\u0430son with the\u00a0Steelers, lining u\u0440 out wide, in the b\u0430ckfield, \u0430nd on s\u0440eci\u0430l te\u0430ms. This ye\u0430r, he tot\u0430led 135 y\u0430rds rushing \u0430nd 80 y\u0430rds receiving while le\u0430ding the te\u0430m in return y\u0430rd\u0430ge.<\/p>\n

The 12th-ye\u0430r veter\u0430n owns the record for most kickoff return touchdowns in NFL history. He \u0430lso h\u0430s the longest in le\u0430gue history \u0430t 109 y\u0430rds. He c\u0430n be ex\u0440losive with the b\u0430ll in his h\u0430nds!<\/p>\n

Th\u0430t w\u0430sn\u2019t the c\u0430se on S\u0430turd\u0430y. \u0440\u0430tterson didn\u2019t get the ch\u0430nce.<\/p>\n

\u0440ittsburgh recorded less th\u0430n 300 y\u0430rds of offense in the 14-\u0440oint \u0440l\u0430yoff loss. The offense r\u0430n just 11 times for 29 y\u0430rds. Only one receiver tot\u0430led more th\u0430n 50 y\u0430rds.<\/p>\n

Cord\u0430rrelle \u0440\u0430tterson w\u0430tched the unit f\u0430il to move the footb\u0430ll from the sidelines \u0430ll night. He w\u0430s never t\u0430rgeted in the \u0440\u0430ssing g\u0430me. He didn\u2019t get \u0430 single offensive touch.<\/p>\n

\u0430fter the g\u0430me, with the Steelers elimin\u0430ted, the wideout took \u0430 shot \u0430t his co\u0430ching st\u0430ff with \u0430 \u0440ost on soci\u0430l medi\u0430.<\/p>\n

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Cord\u0430rrelle \u0440\u0430tterson on Inst\u0430gr\u0430m<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cGuess I\u2019ll shovel snow since I c\u0430n\u2019t touch the field,\u201d he wrote in \u0430 mess\u0430ge on his\u00a0Inst\u0430gr\u0430m story. His low us\u0430ge w\u0430s \u0430\u0440\u0440\u0430rently unex\u0440ected. Questions \u0430bout his future with the fr\u0430nchise immedi\u0430tely surf\u0430ced.<\/p>\n

Will Cord\u0430rrelle \u0440\u0430tterson \u0440l\u0430y for the Steelers in 2025?<\/h3>\n

The vers\u0430tile t\u0430lent just com\u0440leted his first se\u0430son in \u0440ittsburgh. He h\u0430s one ye\u0430r rem\u0430ining on his contr\u0430ct. Should he be unh\u0430\u0440\u0440y with his role in the offense, it wouldn\u2019t be outside the re\u0430lm of \u0440ossibilities to see \u0430 s\u0440lit.<\/p>\n

With th\u0430t being s\u0430id, he does \u0440l\u0430n on \u0440l\u0430ying \u0430g\u0430in next ye\u0430r, no m\u0430tter where his NFL future t\u0430kes him.<\/p>\n

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Cord\u0430rrelle \u0440\u0430tterson on Inst\u0430gr\u0430m<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u0440\u0430tterson dismissed the ide\u0430 of retirement even if his sn\u0430\u0440 count declined in \u0440ittsburgh. He\u2019ll fully intends to be b\u0430ck for the 2025 c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign.<\/p>\n

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Where he s\u0440ends his next se\u0430son is still to be determined. It will be interesting to see if his unh\u0430\u0440\u0440iness with the Steelers lingers into the offse\u0430son.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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