While many Pittsburgh Steelers are quick to point out that the team’s defensive line will be weakened with the expected loss of starting defensive tackle Javon Hargrave this offseason, who is slated to become an unrestricted free agent in a couple of weeks, they sometimes forget that, for most of the season, an even better player had been sitting on the sidelines.
Stephon Tuitt, the team’s second-round pick in 2014, who is, by the way, in fact younger than Hargrave, was limited to just five full games before he suffered a season-ending injury early in a Week Six victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.