The Steelers sat a large portion of their starters during the preseason, and that could come to bite them when the regular season begins. Among those with zero preseason snaps are Aaron Rodgers, DK Metcalf, Jalen Ramsey, Joey Porter Jr., and on and on. Former Steelers DL Chris Hoke, now an NFL analyst, has some concerns about how that manifests itself in September.
“I’m surprised we’re not seeing these guys play preseason”, Hoke said of starters like Rodgers and Metcalf on KDKA’s Nightly Sports Call. “I think the first couple of weeks it’s going to be really sloppy and we’re going to see these guys grow a lot week to week, so be patient the first month of the season.