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Mike Tomlin Expects Workload For Mike Williams, Preston Smith To Increase

The Pittsburgh Steelers acquired OLB Preston Smith and WR Mike Williams ahead of the NFL trade deadline last week, and while both made a big impact in Week 1 — Smith had sack and two tackles for a loss and Williams caught the game-winning touchdown — neither did so in a ton of playing time. Smith wound up playing 23 snaps, but Williams only saw nine snaps, and Mike Tomlin said during his weekly press conference that he thinks both Williams and Smith will see their roles increase in the coming weeks.

“I think that’ll be continual, and I think it’s reasonable to expect his workload to increase.