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Kevin Colbert Believes Sean Davis Can Become A Good Cover Safety

If you listened to the Pittsburgh Steelers pre-draft press conference on Monday you heard head coach Mike Tomlin suggest that newly-signed veteran safety Morgan Burnett might open up the offseason practices at the free safety spot instead of the strong safety position. Him saying that was a bit unexpected due to how Burnett was mostly used during his career with the Green Bay Packers and combined with the fact that there’s been a lot of talk this offseason about third-year safety Sean Davis possibly moving from the strong position to the free position in 2018 now that Mike Mitchell has been jettisoned.