The Pittsburgh Steelers should have the most physical, hardest-hitting defense in football this season. While they already had their share of heavy hitters, the roster was stocked with even more, particularly at the inside linebacker position.
That’s the group over which Aaron Curry now presides. A former first-round draft pick at the position who is now in his first season as a full-time position coach in the NFL, he’ll have a lot to work with in the physicality department—which, he insists, will always be a part of the game no matter what changes.
“Big hits, violence always matters in football”, he told Jeff Hathhorn and Chris Mack for 93.