Ever since the Pittsburgh Steelers released veteran Mike Mitchell back in March the general consensus of the masses has been that Sean Davis will be the new starting free safety in 2018. While that might ultimately wind up being the case, a few coaches have stopped short of saying Davis is a lock to be the one to replace Mitchell as the primary deep player in the defense.
“We haven’t found that yet,” Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler said Wednesday when essentially asked which of his safeties is best-suited to play the deep free position.