Dylan Cook's phone remained silent as he took five hours on Tuesday to decompress, turn on his Xbox, and play "FIFA" until the NFL's cut deadline passed.
By the time 4 p.m., rang, his phone didn't. He was set to remain a Steeler as a part of their 53-man roster to begin the season.
"I was a long day. A long, stressful day," Cook said after Wednesday's practice on the South Side. "... It means a lot. There's been a lot of good people along the way. As far as the journey, it's just another step in what I really had planned for myself.