Pittsburgh Steelers Exit Meeting: ILB Elandon Roberts
Experience: 9 Years (2 with Steelers)
Was Elandon Roberts the Steelers’ other starting inside linebacker or was rookie Payton Wilson? I had a bit of a tough time determining that, especially since Wilson played a few more snaps. Normally I let the snap count be the tiebreaker, but Roberts was the starter of record.
Officially, Roberts started 14 out of the Steelers’ 17 games last year, playing 478 snaps. As mentioned Payton Wilson played a small handful more snaps. But there was no linear progression of playing time for the rookie, as Roberts still played a lot.