Curtis Riley is arguably the second best FS on the roster with very few other options, seemingly brought on to add depth behind Minkah Fitzpatrick. But don’t discount Riley as the next man up at SS either.
The PPG’s Brian Batko shared a worthwhile nugget of information in yesterday’s practice report. Riley reportedly had a good practice, including a pass breakup but it was where he was running that was most notable.
“Signed by the Steelers at the start of training camp, Riley got a chance with the first-team defense in practice Friday afternoon and made good use of it, strong-arming a catch away from tight end Eric Ebron over the middle.