The Pittsburgh Steelers had not had a true fullback for many years before stumbling upon Roosevelt Nix last year, a converted college defensive end who originally signed with the Falcons after going undrafted in 2014. He ended up making Pittsburgh’s squad a year ago because of his special-teams play, but they left him on the field as a lead blocker often enough.
Entering his second season, Nix dealt with a back injury dating back to training camp, which has sidelined him for most of the season, but his playing time has slowly increased, and he saw a full 25 snaps on Sunday, the same amount he had in the previous two games combined.