It didn’t take long for Mike Hilton to establish himself as not only one of the best, but also one of the most important players on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense, even if he wasn’t on the field for every snap as their nickel defender when he made the team in 2017 as a college free agent.
First-year defensive backs coach Tom Bradley, however, didn’t quite realize how important he was to the team until he saw it for himself first-hand, he told Joe Rutter. Bradley, who held many posts over the course of a long college career, primarily with Penn State, replaced Carnell Lake after seven seasons.