With so many injuries racking up on Pittsburgh’s defense, other names outside of the notable stars have had to step up, especially in the secondary. With both S Minkah Fitzpatrick and Keanu Neal missing the last two games, Pittsburgh has had to rely a lot on veteran S Damontae Kazee as well as have S Trenton Thompson step into a bigger role with two of their starters down.
Tomlin was asked about Kazee and his impact with Pittsburgh’s other two starting safeties down with injuries, Tomlin noted that Kazee’s impact on the field has been notable as well as off the field with his presence in the locker room around his teammates as a core glue guy.