Back in February, Pittsburgh Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert was very clear in saying that the organization failed to appropriately replace Pro Bowl inside linebacker Ryan Shazier on the field in 2018, to which point he cited the fact that the team failed to reach the postseason.
The Steelers signed Jon Bostic in free agency to a two-year, $4 million contract, but after failing to trade up for one of the top inside linebackers in the 2018 NFL Draft, they ignored the position altogether, heading into the season with Bostic and Tyler Matakevich in competition to start next to Vince Williams.