Antoine Brooks Jr. #25 of the Pittsburgh Steelers (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
The Pittsburgh Steelers typically have pretty consistent defensive starters, but recent statements suggest they could use multiple nickel cornerbacks in 2021.
In past years, we have seen very similar trends in the way the Steelers deploy certain defensive packages. Pittsburgh’s nickel defense has been pretty consistent for quite some time now.
Since 2017, Mike Hilton has been the team’s starting nickel defensive back. Now he is with the Cincinnati Bengals. Prior to Hilton, it was William Gay who held down slot coverage duties in Pittsburgh.