Veteran Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Matt Spaeth will be missing his second game of the 2015 season, which means, of course, that rookie tight end Jesse James will be…inactive.
Yes, if you look at the depth chart, the fifth-round draft pick is technically listed as the third-team tight end. And yes, throughout the years, the Steelers have always preferred to dress three tight ends.
If you don’t include Will Johnson in that category, then they haven’t been doing that at all. But the reality is that, in spite of the fact that he is listed as a fullback officially, Johnson has essentially been a tight end for the past couple of years.