PITTSBURGH — The coaches at Florida State didn’t ask Vince Williams to get after the quarterback during his career with Seminoles, so he didn’t.

That doesn’t mean the Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker didn’t want to. It just wasn’t part of the job.

It is now. Then again, Williams figures it kind of comes with the territory when you wear black-and-gold.

“If you play linebacker for the Steelers, you’re a pass rusher,” said Williams, who leads Pittsburgh (4-2) with four sacks heading into Sunday’s visit from Cincinnati (2-3). “If you play safety for the Steelers, you’re a pass rusher. If you play corner for the Steelers, you’re a pass rusher. That’s how it works.”

Williams took down Kansas City’s Alex Smith on consecutive snaps late in the second quarter of a pivotal road victory over the previously unbeaten Chiefs. Williams missed the latter stages with a hip injury and skipped practice on Wednesday and Thursday, but did enough on Friday to work up a sweat in hopes he can face the Bengals.

“I’m full go,” Williams said. “I’m ready to go.”

Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin felt good enough about what he saw from Williams on Friday that Williams isn’t even listed on the injury report, meaning he’ll get another shot to build up an impressive first season as a full-time starter. The Steelers saw enough in the former sixth-round pick that they awarded him a three-year contract, $5.5 million contract in the summer of 2016.