Many are hesitant or in outright refusal to admit that Darrius Heyward-Bey holds a starting position for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is a starter on special teams and his primary function is as the right gunner on the punt coverage unit, among other responsibilities.
It is for this reason that I believe that he is going to continue to dress in spite of recent reports that the Steelers intend to activated Justin Hunter in place of somebody else. The frontrunner for the player most likely to take his spot would seem to be Eli Rogers after it was also reported that Antonio Brown is going to go back to returning punts.