When the Steelers gave Daniel McCullers to a two-year, $2.75-million contract earlier this year, it left many people scratching their head.
After all, McCullers had played just 111 snaps in 2018. That was an increase from the 13 he had played in 2017, but the general feeling was the team could move on from the 2014 sixth-round draft pick after five unspectacular seasons and find a better backup to Javon Hargrave.
But Steelers defensive line coach Karl Dunbar had a plan in place for McCullers, all 6-foot-7 of him.
"(Coach) Dunbar has been on me about my weight and keeping it lower so I can move faster and move around more," McCullers told me Friday as the Steelers (2-4) continued their preparations to host the Dolphins (0-6) Monday night at Heinz Field.