Days ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers gave starting strong safety DeShon Elliott a contract extension. Today, I wanted to examine and provide some reasons why he earned his substantial pay raise through his performance in 2024, his first season with Pittsburgh.
The primary reason is being a sound tackler last season. Per Pro Football Focus (PFF), where I pulled all the stats for this article, Elliott ranked 45th in total snaps with 824. Despite this, he tied for tenth in solo tackles (83) and tied for seventh in assisted tackles (26) among players with 800 snaps (46 qualifiers).