The Pittsburgh Steelers' defensive back group is wildly different in 2025. Out with Minkah Fitzpatrick, in comes Jalen Ramsey, Darius Slay, and Juan Thornhill. While Ramsey and Slay are the big-name additions, Thornhill undoubtedly carries the most pressure of the trio.
Thornhill was a quiet addition this offseason, one that seemed to indicate his starting days in the NFL might be finished. But only a few weeks after he signed a one-year, $3 million contract, he was thrust back into a starting gig when Fitzpatrick was dealt back to Miami.
Juan Thornhill has everything to prove for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Thornhill was a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Kansas City Chiefs over the first four seasons of his career, but his two years with the Cleveland Browns were largely uneventful.