The Pittsburgh Steelers defensive line got back to a high level of football in 2022 after a dip in effectiveness the previous season. Just before that, they were widely regarded as having one of the best defensive lines in the NFL.
They should have that again in 2023, and hopefully beyond. And they will if the preseason opener is anything to go by. CB Patrick Peterson didn’t even play in the game but he came away impressed by what his defensive line was doing.
“The boys up front ate. They made life a lot easier for guys on the back end”, he said on the All Things Covered podcast with Bryant McFadden, recapping last Friday’s preseason-opening victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.