When the Steelers selected Carnell Lake in the 1989 NFL Draft and moved the college linebacker to safety -- and later cornerback -- they were making a move outside the norm.
And for as long as Ryan Shazier was on the team, some fans called for the 229-pound inside linebacker to be moved to safety -- which would have been a silly move, to be sure.
So, for the team that often used safety Troy Polamalu as a linebacker in sub packages in the mid-2000s, it's nothing new to be again exploring those options with rookie draft picks Terrell Edmunds and Marcus Allen and veteran free-agent signing Morgan Burnett.
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