SCB Steelers Hot Reads – Patch Work Secondary

Hey Steelers Fans. Welcome to Tuesday.

The Kickoff

Remember just a few short months ago when it was thought that the secondary would be the strength of the 2025 Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense? Wasn’t it some of those very same guys who were suggesting this defense could be “historic?” Well, it hasn’t quite turned out that way now has it? DeShon Elliott is likely out for the entire regular season if not all of it. Darius Slay can’t stay healthy and when he is there are serious concerns about the slippage in his overall play. Juan Thornhill – released just yesterday – was a swing and a miss and I’d venture to say Chuck Clark has been as well. After releasing Thornhill yesterday, the Steelers…