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Carnell Lake Explains Importance Of Having Versatile Safeties

Steelers Depot | May 5, 2015

Related Topics: Safety (American and Canadian football position), Mike Mitchell (basketball, born 1956), University of Louisville, Will Allen (safety), Carnell Lake

A few weeks ago, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said he’s not opposed to playing Mike Mitchell at strong safety moving forward and that one comment created quite a few discussions as it related to the future of veteran Troy Polamalu and the third-year Shamarko Thomas. This past weekend, Steelers defensive backs coach Carnell Lake was also asked about which spot Mitchell might be playing in 2015.

“Free and strong especially in this system, if you’re versatile you’re going to wind up playing them both anyway,” Lake said following the Steelers selection of Ohio State cornerback Doran Grant in the fourth-round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

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