The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t strangers to scooping up a veteran cornerback to fill a need. Darius Slay is the most recent example, signed to a one-year, $10 million deal in what’s likely to be his final NFL season. After winning a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles, Slay would love to go two-for-two and close out an impressive career.
Weighing in on Pittsburgh’s biggest free agency signing of the offseason, Mike Tomlin touted Slay’s veteran savvy and football intelligence as key additions to an otherwise novice Steelers’ secondary.
“There’s a guy that we’ve competed against a lot over the years,” Tomlin told reporters Sunday from the owner’s Florida owner’s meetings.