Not only do the Pittsburgh Steelers have plans to tweak their defensive scheme, a personnel shift could come along with it. Veteran safety Juan Thornhill will be listed on the depth chart as a backup, but beat writer Mike DeFabo predicts Thornhill will see regular defensive snaps.
“When it comes to personnel, they brought in Juan Thornhill,” DeFabo told 93.7 The Fan Friday. “What that will allow them to do is lean more into some of their three safety stuff that they do. So some of that within the nickel defense, having a big nickel with one of their safeties.