Steelers sign former first-round pick less than 24 hours after placing promising CB on I.R.

Following a hamstring injury that occurred early in the game against the Los Angeles Chargers, the Pittsburgh Steelers placed CB Cory Trice Jr. on injured reserve .

A tough break for a player that has dealt with injury concerns, there is optimism that Trice will return later in the season.

But for now, the Steelers need a warm body to fill his role. They just found that with former top-10 pick C.J. Henderson.

Steelers Sign CB C.J. Henderson to practice squad

Henderson was selected ninth overall out of Florida by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2020 NFL Draft.

It hasn't been smooth sailing for Henderson through the early portion of his career thus far, as he was traded to the Carolina Panthers quickly into his tenure in Jacksonville before hitting the market this offseason.

Regardless, he has first-round pedigree, experience, and size. Those are all things that Steelers HC Mike Tomlin values highly.

Henderson has played in 49 career games, starting 33 of them and recording 172 tackles, 16 pass breakups and 3 interceptions.

For Cory Trice, it's his second trip to the reserve in as many years with the Steelers, only this one comes after making his team debut for the first time during the preseason. Not only was Trice a feel-good story after bouncing back from last year's season-ending knee injury, but he was also going to be (and already was) a significant contributor for Pittsburgh.

Not only one of the core special teamers, Trice was the third corner in the outside rotation, meaning he was one snap away from being a starter. And when that exact situation presented itself against the Denver Broncos.

Trice should return after Week 8.