The Pittsburgh Steelers are setting themselves up for a period of exploration in the defensive backfield. Of the defensive backs that they have either retained from last season or signed in unrestricted free agency or the draft, not a single one of them has been on the team for more than two seasons, and the majority of them have not been in the league much longer than that.
While they’ve bolstered the unit with veteran signings in free agency, namely Joe Haden, Morgan Burnett, and to a lesser extent Coty Sensabaugh and Nat Berhe, Pittsburgh is primarily working with a secondary group that is largely just beginning to write their stories as professional athletes.