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Steelers Secondary Must Stay Healthy After Injured-Riddled Season

Over the course of the offseason, there has been no shortage of criticism aimed toward the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, and in particular the secondary, which was chiefly responsible for surrendering 30 passing touchdowns—the fourth-most in the league—versus only 11 interceptions, which ranked 25th.

With that type of ratio, there is little room for argument when it comes to determining whether or not the secondary was a concern last season. No doubt, it clearly was. And it certainly needed to be addressed during the draft. But the secondary does not exist in a vacuum, and the truth is that the back end got little support from the front seven far too frequently.