While Teryl Austin continues to insist Yahya Black can play nose tackle, he continues to make clear he won’t—yet. Last week, with questions about the Steelers’ defensive tackle play, he addressed the topic again, and why they don’t want the rookie there for now.
“No, it’s not a no-go”, Austin said about Black playing nose tackle via transcript provided by the Steelers’ media department. “I think where he is right now, again, he gives us some options out there because we do have, between Daniel [Ekuale] and Keeanu [Benton], two guys that can play inside, where he can play outside, he can play them both”.