PITTSBURGH -- Hours after running back Derrick Henry inked a two-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens early in last year's free agency period, the Pittsburgh Steelers secured inside linebacker Patrick Queen with a three-year contract.
Even if the timing wasn't intentional, the signings felt like corresponding moves on a chessboard: The Ravens beef up their run game; the Steelers ink a defender to stop it.
But Henry's signing proved to be the ultimate checkmate as the Ravens ran all over the Steelers in their two late-season meetings, including nearly 300 rushing yards in a 28-14 wild-card playoff loss.