stillers4me
09-05-2016, 02:23 PM
Gilbert: 'I am just grateful' (to be out of Cleveland) :chuckle:
For an NFL player, learning you were traded can come as a big surprise, and sometimes not a pleasant surprise.
But for cornerback Justin Gilbert (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/justin-gilbert/ac54e4a2-f6a3-4784-9924-2b64c9ef3ac5/), getting traded from the Browns to the Steelers on Saturday is a welcome change for the former first-round pick.
“I was a little bit surprised,” said Gilbert. “I was more happy and shocked at the same time. I am just excited for this new opportunity, fresh opportunity, with these guys. Everybody has welcomed me with open arms and I am just ready to get to work.
“Words can’t even explain how excited I am right now. I am just grateful.”............
Read more @ http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Gilbert-I-am-just-grateful/9476aa48-0225-40f0-9e1b-4312626be109?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
For an NFL player, learning you were traded can come as a big surprise, and sometimes not a pleasant surprise.
But for cornerback Justin Gilbert (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/justin-gilbert/ac54e4a2-f6a3-4784-9924-2b64c9ef3ac5/), getting traded from the Browns to the Steelers on Saturday is a welcome change for the former first-round pick.
“I was a little bit surprised,” said Gilbert. “I was more happy and shocked at the same time. I am just excited for this new opportunity, fresh opportunity, with these guys. Everybody has welcomed me with open arms and I am just ready to get to work.
“Words can’t even explain how excited I am right now. I am just grateful.”............
Read more @ http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Gilbert-I-am-just-grateful/9476aa48-0225-40f0-9e1b-4312626be109?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter