When training camp opened in late July, first-year cornerback Mike Hilton was an afterthought, a player signed to a futures contract at the end of the 2016 season.
He quickly emerged, however, as the team's nickel cornerback, a position he held throughout the regular season.
Tuesday, the Steelers signed Hilton to a one-year contract extension, ensuring the valuable cornerback would be back in 2018.
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