The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered a pair of injuries to the safety position in last week’s victory over the Chargers, injuries that have had clear repercussions heading into this week.
It started, of course, with the release of Ross Ventrone, who has been a coveted asset for the Steelers on special teams over the course of the past season-plus. His injury suffered late in the game made him expendable when the team needed to open up a roster spot to activate wide receiver Martavis Bryant. Perhaps he will be back when he is healed—perhaps not.