Ex-Jet Cotchery likes 'family' feel of Steelers

Ex-Jet Cotchery likes 'family' feel of Steelers
Posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 4:52 pm
Associated Press


After a year away, Jerricho Cotchery briefly considered coming back to the New York Jets.

The more the wide receiver thought about it, though, there was no way he could leave the Pittsburgh Steelers.

"I wouldn't necessarily say it was close," Cotchery said Wednesday during a conference call with New York-area reporters. "Yes, I did talk to the Jets, but at the end of the day, Pittsburgh really wanted me back here, and it's a place I wanted to come back to.

"I don't think any team would've come between that at that time."

Cotchery spent his first seven NFL seasons with the Jets, and became a fan favorite for his toughness on the field and his humble approach off it. But, things went sour between him and the franchise last summer, and the details of his departure remain somewhat mysterious.

The Jets cut him during training camp in August 2011 and coach Rex Ryan said at the time that Cotchery requested to be released or traded. Earlier that day, though, Cotchery said, "I love being a Jet," and didn't sound as though he wanted to leave.

"The reality of it, I don't think anyone really knows everything that transpired between myself and the Jets, so everything there is between us," Cotchery said Wednesday. "There isn't anything to look back on and really say, 'I really regret it,' or anything."


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Proof once again that the Steelers are THE Class team of the NFL. Players don't just come here, they stay here....

Some may leave, but most of them have commented that the feeling in the lockerroom around the NFL can not and does not compare to that of the Steelers.