For the time being, we don’t know exactly how long the Pittsburgh Steelers will have to be without Robert Spillane, who has become their signal-calling starting inside linebacker since Devin Bush suffered a torn ACL in the first half of the season.
Spillane, a second-year player who saw his first snaps on defense in 2020, had been playing serviceably or better in Bush’s stead, and the team continued to win, as he established himself and the team grew confident in him. He was making a play, blitzing and knocking a pass down, when he suffered a knee injury on Monday night against the Washington Football Team.