When the following news hit the Twitter feed of Pittsburgh Steelers everywhere, they all probably thought the same thing: “Welcome back Law Dog!”
I have to admit, if Timmons is willing to take a veteran minimum deal, I wouldn’t mind having him on the team as a depth piece with valuable experience.
Do I want Timmons as a starter? No, but I would like Timmons to possibly play is specific situations, mentor a young draft pick and have a chance to end his career in the black-and-gold...like he should.
But just a few hours after Schefter’s news of Timmons’ impending release, I saw Aditi Kinkhabwala, of the NFL Network, tweet out the following which certainly caused me to pause:
All you #Steelers fans who believe a Lawrence Timmons reunion is a fait accompli.