Steelers veteran CB surprisingly inactive against Bills in Week 13

The Pittsburgh Steelers' Week 13 inactive list left a lot of fans surprised, as CB Darius Slay will be a healthy scratch against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

90 minutes from kickoff, it was revealed that Slay wouldn't play in Week 13, along with WR Scotty Miller, QB Will Howard (emergency third QB), DL Logan Lee, and DT Derrick Harmon, who were also listed as inactive.

In Week 12's loss to the Chicago Bears, the Steelers surprisingly started CB James Pierre over Slay, despite HC Mike Tomlin's comments that the veteran corner would still get the starting nod. Slay would enter the contest but in a backup role, taking over for Joey Porter Jr. who left with a hip injury.

It remains to be seen what the future holds for Slay, but the Steelers will head into the Week 13 action against Buffalo with Pierre, Porter, Brandin Echols, and Asante Samuel Jr. at corner, with the latter making his debut for Pittsburgh.

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