It’s been a heck of a year for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and to be honest, the NFL. Still playing in a pandemic, rosters have shuffled every single week across the league. But the Steelers are playing a record amount of people on defense this season, even more than they had in 2020. Some of that is COVID related. But it also speaks to the injuries they’ve dealt with, and Mike Tomlin’s desire to turn over every stone as they’ve tried, and often failed, to right the ship.
That’s evident in the sheer volume of players they’ve asked to log snaps this season.