Immediately after drafting him, Carnell Lake said the team envisioned Sean Davis as a strong safety. But by the start of the year, Davis was playing in the nickel more than he was the last line of defense. Despite Mike Tomlin praising his conditoning, he struggled juggling both acts.
He recalled that time in a sitdown interview with Steelers.com’s Missi Matthews.
“That was tough,” he told Matthews. “It wasn’t easy, wasn’t ideal but that was the situation I was in. I had to work on my mental game.