The Pittsburgh Steelers struggled for a while to replenish their secondary in the absence of the likes of Troy Polamalu and Ike Taylor. It didn’t help that they let Keenan Lewis walk in free agency, and that Cortez Allen didn’t work out, partly due to health. Things finally came together in 2019 with the investments in Steven Nelson at cornerback and Minkah Fitzpatrick at safety.
Almost overnight, they became one of the best secondaries in the league, with Joe Haden on the other side of Nelson, the versatile Mike Hilton in the slot, and Terrell Edmunds pairing with Fitzpatrick as an increasingly stable presence.