To the chuckles of reporters, Mike Tomlin made the comment all the way back in 2021.
“We’re still squirreling those nuts.”
It was in reference to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ slot corner battle. The team had lost ace nickelback Mike Hilton to the Cincinnati Bengals, opening up a battle for those duties. The organization didn’t do much in the offseason to address, leaving it a question for the summer to answer.
Pittsburgh went through its Rolodex of players. There was UDFA Shakur Brown, viewed as that camp’s Beanie Bishop. He didn’t last. The Steelers pivoted to former sixth-round pick Antoine Brooks Jr.