The 2023 season was not a good one for Pittsburgh Steelers DL DeMarvin Leal, as he found himself a healthy scratch for the final three games of the regular season. When he was on the field, Leal wasn’t much of a contributor with just 15 total tackles, two tackles for a loss and one sack in 206 defensive snaps. During Mike Tomlin’s end-of-year press conference, he was asked if there is a path for Leal to become a regular contributor for the Steelers.
“There certainly is, but he’s gotta be a component of that. Obviously, we put helmets on guys that we think are best positioned to help us secure victory, and he hadn’t been a component of that, so he’s got some work to do,” Tomlin said via the team’s YouTube channel.