The Pittsburgh Steelers and general manager Omar Khan targeted the inside linebacker position as an area of need during the offseason. The team signed Cole Holcomb, Elandon Roberts, and Kwon Alexander before the season started.
Then came the injuries. Both Holcomb and Alexander sustained injuries that saw their seasons end prematurely. So the Steelers made multiple in-season additions to the position including Blake Martinez, Myles Jack, and most recently Jaylon Smith.
One man has shouldered the brunt of the responsibility of getting the myriad assortment of inside linebackers up to speed as needed, former fourth-overall pick Aaron Curry.