The Steelers' signing of Damontae Kazee hours after the NFL Draft ended earlier this year didn't garner many headlines. It's hard to get noticed when a team has just spent the entire weekend acquiring new talent -- particularly a first-round quarterback.
But as training camp wore on this summer, it became very apparent the Steelers didn't view Kazee as just depth at the safety position. They had a plan to use the former starter with the Falcons and Cowboys. And they planned to use him a lot.
Throughout camp and into the preseason, we saw instances where Kazee would enter the game at free safety, allowing the Steelers to shift All-Pro Minkah Fitzpatrick up into the box, often in the slot.