The Pittsburgh Steelers are finally getting the secondary play they envisioned back in training camp — just not from the players they expected to deliver it. Jalen Ramsey and Kyle Dugger have stabilized the safety position after poor play and injuries set the group back, and now James Pierre appears to be doing the same for the cornerback room in Darius Slay’s absence.
“There’s not one of us here that was thinking, ‘Boy, James Pierre is gonna shut down [Tee] Higgins and [Ja’Marr] Chase.’ We were thinking, oh geez, this is gonna get ugly,” Mark Kaboly said Monday via 93.