His role is largely assumed, though not yet even determined, but third-year Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Daniel McCullers is hungry to take the presumed next step in replacing the departed Steve McLendon as the team’s starting nose tackle, even if it is a role that has diminished behind the prevalence of the nickel defense.
Still, he is excited about the opportunities that defensive coordinator Keith Butler’s defense could offer, in contrast to the more traditional role that he was asked to play by Dick LeBeau, the architect of the defense that the Steelers have run for the bulk of the past two decades.