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Fittipaldo Questions Steelers’ Plans At Safety, Expects Bumpy Road For Jalen Ramsey Fit

The Steelers have a hole at safety after trading Minkah Fitzpatrick, but is Jalen Ramsey their plan to fill it? The team also signed Juan Thornhill this offseason, but not with intentions to start. They have time to figure things out, but figure things out they must. And Ray Fittipaldo isn’t convinced, based on their current roster, they have an easy answer.

“I don’t know if [Juan Thornhill] is a starting-caliber free safety at this point in his career”, the Steelers reporter said on 93.7 The Fan. “I think that’s why there’s a lot of talk about Jalen Ramsey eventually fitting into that role.