It’s certainly fair to say the Pittsburgh Steelers are internally bigger fans of Tyler Matakevich than most fans are. The concern from the fanbase, which to be fair, isn’t entirely wrong, of Matakevich starting or playing extended reps if he winds up as Jon Bostic’s backup Week One. That he’s too small, too slow, to much of an unknown to have faith in.
To hear his coach, Jerry Olsavsky, tell it, those concerns don’t exist in his circle. Speaking to reporters during minicamp, he praised what Matakevich has done in the NFL.