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Steelers Outline Replacement Plan For DeShon Elliott

Mike Tomlin doesn’t intend on replacing injured SS DeShon Elliott with one man. It’ll take multiple people to fill his shoes. On the latest version of his Mike Tomlin Show, he outlined how the team will replace Elliott for the foreseeable future.

“It’s gonna be a multi-person job, to be quite honest with you,” Tomlin told host Bob Pompeani. “DeShon has been a significant component of what we do. Not only this year, but last year as well. He’s rock solid as a down safety versus the run. He has been really good at tight end coverage and so we certainly got some adjustments ahead of us this week to minimize his absence.