The Pittsburgh Steelers offense currently has all of one player who fits the following criteria: more than two years in the league, with the Steelers, as a starter. That player is fourth-year wide receiver Diontae Johnson. Everybody else is gone, many of them retired, some departed in free agency, now giving way to a mostly very young group with a small smattering of veteran free-agent additions.
The biggest domino to fall by far was quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, now 40, who retired this offseason after 18 seasons. While he told rookie first-round quarterback Kenny Pickett that he’ll be available for him, he’s not about to be walking on the field in a helmet any time soon.