▁and ▁returned ▁it ▁for ▁ 3 7 - y ards . ▁The ▁following ▁game , ▁he ▁collected ▁a ▁season - high ▁ 7 ▁solo ▁tack les ▁against ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Ch arg ers . ▁On ▁the ▁year , ▁he ▁played ▁ 6 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁Ste el ers ' ▁def ensive ▁sn aps . ▁During ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁he ▁recorded ▁ 4 4 ▁tack les , ▁ 1 1 ▁passes ▁def ensed , ▁two ▁inter ception s , ▁one ▁forced ▁f umble , ▁and ▁recovered ▁one ▁f umble . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Ste el ers , ▁C ock rell ▁played ▁in ▁ 1 5 ▁regular ▁season ▁games , ▁and ▁started ▁in ▁seven ▁of ▁those . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Ste el ers ▁signed ▁C ock rell ▁to ▁a ▁one - year ▁contract ▁extension ▁worth ▁$ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁began ▁the ▁season ▁as ▁the ▁Ste eler ' s ▁second ▁corner back , ▁opposite ▁long time ▁veter an ▁William ▁Gay . ▁In ▁the ▁season ▁op ener ▁against ▁the ▁Washington ▁Red sk ins , ▁he ▁made ▁four ▁combined ▁tack les ▁in ▁the ▁Ste el ers ▁ 3 8 - 1 6 ▁victory . ▁On ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁C ock rell ▁collected ▁four ▁solo ▁tack les ▁and ▁three ▁pass ▁def lections ▁during ▁the ▁Ste el ers ▁ 3 1 - 1 3 ▁rout ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁J ets .