It is not often that the Pittsburgh Steelers cut a veteran starter without having a clear plan already in place to replace him, but that is what they chose to do this offseason with starting free safety Mike Mitchell. While they have made some additions to the roster since then, it’s still not immediately clear who will open at free safety.
One of the options is Sean Davis, who has spent the past season and a half playing at strong safety. The Steelers originally used a second-round pick on him in the 2016 NFL Draft because they valued his versatility, and in fact he opened his rookie season as their starting slot defender, albeit virtually out of necessity.