The Pittsburgh Steelers front office took a lot of criticism for their decision to pick up and retain the fifth-year option of former first-round outside linebacker Bud Dupree, paying him nearly $10 million for the 2019 season following a four-year career in which he averaged five sacks per season.
While he is not blazing up the stat sheet in the sack column this year, either, he is having his best season to date, and that goes for both the pass rush and his run defense, which has been underrated over the bulk of his career as it is.