Even though he started the 2015 regular season on the Pittsburgh Steelers 53-man roster, young defensive end Caushaud Lyons found himself on the team’s 10-man practice squad at the end of September and he stayed there the rest of the year. Now, the former undrafted rookie free agent out of Tusculum enters his second preseason game of 2016 with the team that claimed him last year off waivers from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a golden opportunity to prove he’s worth keeping on this year’s initial 53-man roster.
After playing 20 defensive snaps in last Friday night’s preseason opener against the Detroit Lions, Lyons figures to see at least that amount of playing time Thursday night in the team’s second preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles and perhaps even a little more being as fellow defensive end L.