Few Pittsburgh Steelers rookie college free agents have elicited as much hype as Beanie Bishop Jr. The diminutive defensive back out of mostly D-I colleges was the favorite to start in the slot to open the season, the team’s options dwindling over time. But it’s fair to question if he will now, or even if he deserves to do so. That’s what former Steelers DL Chris Hoke suggested on the KDKA Nightly Sports Call following yesterday’s preseason finale loss.
“The reality is Beanie Bishop Jr. hasn’t shown enough that I think can give Teryl Austin and Coach [Mike] Tomlin the comfort to slide him in there and say listen, ‘This guy we’re okay with him being there’”, Hoke said.