Mike Hilton took the field for the first time in four weeks in Sunday’s win against the Jacksonville Jaguars. On paper, that would seem to dramatically curtail Cam Sutton’s snaps, the man who replaced Hilton as the full-time nickel corner while Hilton’s shoulder was on the mend. But Sutton played so well in his absence that the team is finding ways to keep him on the field beyond just their typical dime package usage.
Sutton actually played more snaps than Hilton did against Jacksonville. Sutton logged 28 to Hilton’s 19. Like the start of the year, Sutton (and Hilton) played in all of the Steelers’ dime packages.