Less than a year after he playfully mocked Steve Smith’s revenge game against the Panthers, DeAngelo Williams could have gotten a crack at his former team Thursday night. Instead, most of his reunion will be on the field before the game.

Teams rest the majority of their starters during their preseason finales, and with Williams slated to be Pittsburgh’s primary running back in Weeks 1 and 2, the Steelers will likely hold him out.

Still, seeing Williams on the opposite sideline in black and yellow instead of the black and blue he wore the past nine seasons will be a strange sight.