Behind the Steel Curtain
The Pittsburgh Steelers made waves on the final day of June when they acquired All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey from the Miami Dolphins, sending their own All-Pro Minkah Fitzpatrick back to the team that drafted him back in 2019.
The Steelers made it evident from Day One of training camp that they planned to use Ramsey all over the field, playing him at nickel, on the boundary, and back at safety. That said, Mike Tomlin made it very clear that Ramsey is the top cornerback on the team.
Ahead of the Steelers’ joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tomlin was asked who would be matching up with Mike Evans.
“There’s not a whole lot of conversations,” Tomlin said. “Jalen’s going to get it. Some people may hate it, and I love that competitive spirit in the collective, but I think it’s already been decided.”
This is somewhat of an interesting development, considering Porter is certainly one of the boundary cornerbacks. And while the Steelers clearly plan to move Ramsey around, what will they do when he and Porter are on the outside together?
They have the depth to make it work, and keeping Darius Slay fresh is something the Steelers would be able to do with that depth and all the moving pieces.
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