For as long as the Pittsburgh Steelers have been, and will be, without Ryan Shazier, they have also been without backup nose tackle Daniel McCullers. Both second-year defensive players were injured during the second game of the season and have proceeded to miss the past three weeks.
But Shazier is ruled out for this afternoon’s game, while McCullers is expected to be active. The nose tackle was listed as probable last week and still did not dress, that much is true, but the fact that he is listed as probable again only makes it all the more likely, given that he was so close a week ago to returning.