The 2022 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year and All-Pro has repeated as the NFL’s top cornerback in rankings by The Associated Press. A panel of nine AP Pro Football Writers ranked the top five players at cornerback, making their selections based on current status through Week 8. Gardner, the New York Jets’ star, got seven first-place votes, one more than he received in the preseason poll.
The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered their third injury to an outside cornerback this week, as backup James Pierre did not practice on Friday with an injury and is listed as questionable against the Jacksonville Jaguars.