The Pittsburgh Steelers officially ruled out defensive end Stephon Tuitt for tomorrow’s game as the second-year player is set to miss the first game of his young, 22-game career. The Steelers will have to get creative in replacing him in the lineup, and, based on last week, part of that plan will include nose tackle Steve McLendon.
Over the course of the past two weeks, the Steelers have opened up in the nickel defense, and have logged the vast majority of their snaps with five defensive backs on the field, which means that the nose tackle, the vast majority of the time, has been on the sidelines.