{"id":6906,"date":"2024-11-07T18:09:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T18:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=6906"},"modified":"2024-11-07T18:09:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T18:09:59","slug":"breaking-mike-tomlin-puts-steelers-secondary-on-notice-with-cameron-sutton-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=6906","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Mike Tomlin Puts Steelers Secondary On Notice With Cameron Sutton Return.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2172290772-2.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2172290772-2.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2172290772-2.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2172290772-2.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Mike Tomlin Cameron Sutton\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"171\" data-dom-ready-time=\"345\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin put his secondary on notice while talking about defensive back Cameron Sutton&#8217;s versatility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Insiders and fans of the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0have speculated that veteran\u00a0Cameron Sutton\u00a0will replace\u00a0Beanie Bishop Jr.\u00a0at nickel cornerback for the team. Sutton will make his 2024 debut in Week 10 after serving an eight-game suspension.<\/p>\n<p>But Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin doesn\u2019t appear to exactly see it that way. In his latest press conference, Tomlin made it clear that Sutton could take snaps away from any Pittsburgh defensive back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s to be determined,\u201d\u00a0Tomlin said on November 5 of Sutton\u2019s role. \u201cBut I think that\u2019s one of the things that makes Cam so interesting and valuable to us. He\u2019s a utility back. His football intellect and physical capabilities is such that he can play anywhere and he has.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know there\u2019s been a lot of speculation, to be quite honest with you, about how him and Beanie [Bishop] might function. It\u2019s really two separate discussions. Cam is capable of playing anywhere in the secondary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf people need to be concerned about reps or division of labor, I would advise everybody in the secondary to be on notice because Cam is that versatile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On November 10,\u00a0Sutton will play in his first game with the Steelers since Week 18 of the 2022 season.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers\u2019 Mike Tomlin Touts Versatility of Cameron Sutton<\/h2>\n<p>A free agent signing making his season debut during Week 10 usually wouldn\u2019t be able to hit the ground running in his first game. But Sutton\u2019s return could be viewed as a veteran coming back from an injury more than anything else.<\/p>\n<p>Sutton played the first six seasons of his career with the Steelers. During his final year with Pittsburgh in 2022, he played for\u00a0Steelers current defensive coordinator Teryl Austin.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that, Austin was Sutton\u2019s secondary coach from 2019-21.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers signed Sutton despite his legal trouble this offseason because the coaching staff knows exactly how they want to use him. Based on history, they are going to use him in a lot of different ways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis last year for us, he was an outside corner, he was a nickel, he was a dime,\u201d\u00a0Tomlin told reporters. \u201cHe was capable of playing safety at times and allow Minkah [Fitzpatrick] to move around and come down and do other things. That versatility, that utility component is a major attraction to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sutton played\u00a0mostly wide corner in 2022. But he also lined up for at least 75 snaps at slot corner and safety. Sutton played at least 185 snaps at nickel cornerback every year for the Steelers from 2020-22.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why a lot of pundits expect Sutton to replace Bishop in the slot. But Bishop has come on as of late, recording 3 interceptions in the past two games.<\/p>\n<p>Sutton will likely take some snaps away from Bishop. But the Steelers could also deploy both on the field at the same time, with Bishop at nickel and Sutton elsewhere.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Sutton Returning From 8-Game Suspension<\/h2>\n<p>The veteran defensive back\u2019s return will give the Steelers secondary a boost. But it\u2019s worth reviewing again why Pittsburgh was able to re-sign Sutton this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>The Detroit Lions released\u00a0Sutton on March 21 after the Hillsborough County (Florida) Sheriff\u2019s Office\u00a0issued a warrant for his arrest on suspicion of domestic violence. His release came just one year after\u00a0the Lions signed him to a 3-year, $33 million contract.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN\u2019s Brooke Pryor reported\u00a0Sutton was formally charged with misdemeanor battery.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear how early in the offseason the Steelers were communicating with Sutton. At the NFL league meetings during March, Tomlin received a question about whether he was in contact with Sutton.\u00a0The Steelers coach responded, saying, \u201cThat\u2019s none of your business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sutton told reporters he had conversations with the Steelers throughout the offseason. He entered a pretrial diversion program in April.\u00a0The Steelers signed Sutton on June 5 with the likely knowledge that he would probably serve some type of suspension for the domestic incident.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers drafted Sutton in the third round of\u00a0the 2017 NFL draft.\u00a0He has posted\u00a0233 combined tackles, including 12 tackle for loss. 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