If things continue like we think they will this week for the Pittsburgh Steelers, inside linebacker Robert Spillane will be back on the field Sunday night for the team’s Super Wild Card game against the Cleveland Browns. While it’s still unclear if Spillane will start and then play a huge volume of snaps against the Browns on Sunday in his first game back from a knee injury he suffered in Week 13, defensive coordinator Keith Butler did acknowledge on Thursday during his media session what the inside linebacker’s return to the defense means overall.
“It helps the depth a lot,” Butler said of Spillane’s impending return on Sunday.