Cameron Amir Sutton was born on February 27,1995 and is an American professional football cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
35 Facts About Cameron Sutton
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Cameron Sutton played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, and was selected by the Steelers in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft.
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Cameron Sutton played cornerback and wide receiver for the Cardinal football team and had 1,396 all-purpose yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior.
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Cameron Sutton committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football under head coach Butch Jones.
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Cameron Sutton started in all 12 games as a true freshman in 2013 and recorded 39 tackles, two interceptions, one sack, and a touchdown.
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Cameron Sutton started all 13 games in the 2014 season, recording 37 tackles and three interceptions.
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Cameron Sutton received an invitation to the Senior Bowl and raised his draft stock after impressing scouts during practice and showing versatility and willingness for playing both safety and cornerback during the game.
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Cameron Sutton attended the NFL Combine and completed nearly all of the combine drills, but opted to not perform the short shuttle.
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Cameron Sutton participated in Tennessee's Pro Day and chose to run the short shuttle, three-cone drill, and perform positional drills for representatives and scouts in attendance.
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The majority of NFL draft experts and analysts projected Cameron Sutton to be drafted in the third round.
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Cameron Sutton was ranked the 15th best cornerback in the draft by ESPN and NFLDraftScout.
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Cameron Sutton entered training camp competing with William Gay, Coty Sensabaugh, and Mike Hilton for a backup cornerback position.
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On September 4,2017, the Steelers placed Cameron Sutton on injured reserve after he aggravated a hamstring injury during the Steelers' final preseason game against the Carolina Panthers.
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The Steelers had 21 days to decide whether to activate Cameron Sutton or keep him on the injured reserve list for the remainder of the season.
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On November 21,2017, the Pittsburgh Steelers activated Cameron Sutton off injured reserve.
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On December 4,2017, Cameron Sutton made his professional regular season debut after he replaced Coty Sensabaugh at left cornerback in the second half against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Haden returned the following week and Cameron Sutton reverted to a reserve role for the last two games of the regular season.
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Cameron Sutton finished his rookie season with five combined tackles and a pass deflection in five games and one start.
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Cameron Sutton made his first career interception off a pass by Browns quarterback Tyrod Taylor.
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Cameron Sutton finished the 2018 season with 22 total tackles, one interception, three passes defended, and one forced fumble.
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Cameron Sutton finished the game with one interception, three passes defensed, and once tackle, his best performance of the year.
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Cameron Sutton finished the 2019 season with one sack, 16 total tackles, one interception, and five passes defended.
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Cameron Sutton recorded a sack in the victory as well.
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Cameron Sutton finished the 2020 season with one sack, 30 total tackles, one interception, eight passes defended, and three forced fumbles.
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Cameron Sutton finished with 52 total tackles, two interceptions, six passes defended, and one forced fumble.
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Cameron Sutton appeared in 16 games and started 15 in the 2022 season.
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Cameron Sutton finished with 43 total tackles, three interceptions, and 15 passes defended.
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On March 16,2023, Cameron Sutton was signed to a three-year, $33 million contract with the Detroit Lions.
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Cameron Sutton started in all 17 regular season games and the three postseason games for the Lions.
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Cameron Sutton had 65 total tackles, one interception, six passes defended, and one forced fumble.
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Cameron Sutton was released by the Lions on March 21,2024, after an arrest warrant was issued for Cameron Sutton in Florida relating to domestic abuse.
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On June 5,2024, Cameron Sutton signed a one-year contract to return to the Steelers.
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On March 7,2024, an arrest warrant was issued for Cameron Sutton following an alleged domestic violence incident.
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On March 31,2024, Cameron Sutton turned himself in and was booked into jail.
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Cameron Sutton was charged with misdemeanor battery and entered the batterers' intervention program, a pretrial diversion program, on April 8,2024.