Mike McCarthy keeps Steelers wide receiver rotation plan private for week one

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy declined to confirm which player will serve as the team’s third wide receiver in the season opener against the Atlanta Falcons. The team hosts the Falcons at Acrisure Stadium on Sunday, September 13, at 1 pm ET. While rookie Germie Bernard is viewed as a candidate for the role, veteran Roman Wilson is also competing for the position behind DK Metcalf and Michael Pittman Jr. McCarthy stated that he intends to wait until game day to finalize his offensive lineup and personnel groupings. The head coach emphasized that performance and in-game flow will ultimately dictate snap counts for the wide receiver corps. Both teams enter the matchup with new head coaches, as Kevin Stefanski leads the Falcons into the contest.

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