When it came to Darius Slay and Jalen Ramsey, Steelers HC Mike Tomlin was judicious with their workload this summer. Both veteran defensive backs saw ample rest time and only played in the final preseason game. Indeed, they only played one possession — and it wasn’t enough for Slay and the rest.
It’s not that they felt that they needed more work to knock rust off or anything like that. No, Slay and the gang just wanted to play. For whatever reason, Tomlin included third-year Joey Porter Jr. in that group of resting veterans, binding the starters together.