Before players even put the pads on for Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, we already started to see players being misused. During the first four unpadded practices, Mike Tomlin—along with defensive coordinator Teryl Austin and defensive line coach Karl Dunbar—seems to have questionable judgment when it comes to how to deploy young defensive linemen.
Over the past three years, the Steelers haven't found a way to use 2022 third-round pick DeMarvin Leal. Unfortunately, that's a trend that has continued into his fourth training camp. Leal is still being pegged as an outside linebacker in Pittsburgh's 3-4 base defensive front and an edge rusher when the defense is in sub-package.