The safety position was in dire straits by the end of the 2023 season for the Pittsburgh Steelers. They entered the year with sufficient depth, but they could not have predicted injuries to Minkah Fitzpatrick, Keanu Neal, and Trenton Thompson while dealing with a suspension to Damontae Kazee. And even with that group of players, they didn’t have a player that fit in the archetype of a true strong safety. This forced Minkah Fitzpatrick to move around the defense and limited his impact as a deep safety.
They hoped to have fixed that issue this offseason with the addition of S DeShon Elliott, previously of the Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens.