It’s no question that, safety, Mike Mitchell is getting more and more comfortable in Pittsburgh. He’s also getting comfortable in his new role as leader.
“Me and ‘Deuce-Deuce’ (cornerback William Gay, No. 22) will definitely have to take a big-time leadership role, but I’ve been asking for this for at least two years now,” Mitchell said. “‘Coach T’ (head coach Mike Tomlin) is finally going to let me do that.”
The Steelers need some veteran leadership on the back-end. The 2016 NFL Draft saw them draft two defensive backs in the first two-rounds, CB Artie Burns in the first, and S/CB Sean Davis in the second.