Where might the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2015 season be if not for the steady presence of William Gay, both on the outside and in the slot? Perhaps in the gutter?
While that may be overstating the case—or maybe not, given the team’s depth at the cornerback position—the fact is that the 30-year-old has been one of this team’s best defenders by a healthy margin since returning the Pittsburgh in 2013.
The savvy veteran rarely gets fooled on a play these days, but even more important, he reads plays so well that he is able to react to passes before the ball is thrown, as he did on a Travis Benjamin screen pass in the first quarter of the Steelers’ last game, on which he made the open-field tackle after a four-yard gain.