"Tomlin shifted Ramsey to safety against the Colts, and with the availability of several players still in question, Ramsey will remain there against the Los Angeles Chargers. "Jalen will continue to work exclusively at safety," Tomlin said. "We value his play, his positional flexibility. It's an asset to us. It gives a lot of people things to work on, but certainly under the circumstances that we're under right now, we deemed that appropriate as we did last week in terms of nailing him down there.""
"The Steelers entered that matchup down their top three safeties: DeShon Elliott (knee, IR), Chuck Clark (illness) and Jabrill Peppers (quad). Because they had more depth at cornerback, Tomlin shifted Ramsey to safety, pairing him with newly acquired safety Kyle Dugger. As a result, Brandin Echols played more snaps at nickel, and James Pierre played some snaps outside opposite either Joey Porter Jr. or Darius Slay."
Jalen Ramsey will remain at safety for at least another week as the Steelers cope with injuries and an illness among their top safeties. DeShon Elliott is on IR with a knee issue, Chuck Clark is sidelined by illness and Jabrill Peppers is dealing with a quad injury. Tomlin moved Ramsey to safety against the Colts and paired him with newly acquired Kyle Dugger. The shift increased Brandin Echols' snaps at nickel and gave James Pierre some outside snaps opposite Joey Porter Jr. or Darius Slay. Ramsey was acquired for his positional flexibility and has previous experience at outside corner.
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