While Beanie Bishop Jr. has run with the first-team defense in training camp, the Pittsburgh Steelers have also utilized a three-safety package with DeShon Elliott sliding inside. This is not a random experiment but rather part of the plan. The Steelers have long had an affinity for three-safety packages, though Elliott being the slot option is mildly surprising. Well, surprising to those on the outside, but not to himself or the Steelers because he’s worked toward this.
“I’m just here to do whatever my coaches want me to do. I’ve worked my butt off in the offseason to fine-tune myself into those positions”, he said about his ability to play in the slot as well as at safety on Training Camp Live for the Steelers’ website.