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PITTSBURGH — Over the past two seasons, new Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day has gotten to enjoy only six wins.
Jumping from the Tennessee Titans to the Steel City, the eighth-year professional is hoping to put losing in the rearview mirror. The Steelers, as it has been well-documented, haven’t had a losing season since before now-former head coach Mike Tomlin took the reins.
“I think my mindset is just to do whatever I gotta do to put the team in a great position to win,” Joseph-Day said Monday during an introductory press conference at the UMPC Rooney Sports Complex. “It’s just about being selfless and doing what’s asked of you to help, whatever it is that they wanna do with me. I’m here for it. I just wanna win games again. It’s been a little different two years for me. Nothing but love for Tennessee at all. … I went from winning so much. I went (from) being in playoffs, I think, six years — because even with my first year with the Chargers, we were in playoffs — to kinda going on a little skid.
“I think it’s really humbling because I got to see the duality of it both, of things that you do to win and things that obviously don’t help you win games. I wanna get back on that winning path.”
Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day (69) greets fans after the game with the Houston Texans at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. — Andrew Nelles / Imagn Images Credit: Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Joseph-Day joins Mike McCarthy’s team on a two-year deal worth $11 million. He won Super Bowl LVI with the Los Angeles Rams and was also with the San Francisco 49ers when they reached Super Bowl LVIII.
Joseph-Day believes the Steelers team being constructed fits a win-now approach.
“You definitely see the moves they’re making, man, and it’s really impressive,” Joseph-Day said. “They’re doing a great job, and, again, from my perspective, I see a lot of great (things) that they’re doing to lead us in that direction. But, obviously, it always comes back to us executing and doing what we have to do. But on paper, yes, we obviously look very nice, especially on the defensive side of the ball.”
Alan Saunders contributed reporting from Pittsburgh.
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