Has it finally sunk in that Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran outside linebacker Melvin Ingram to their offseason roster just days before training camp gets underway? Yes, that really happened on Monday and yes, the Steelers are a better team as a result of the signing. While we wait to find out the financials related to the one-year contract signed by Ingram to be released, let’s take a deeper look at why adding him to the roster on Monday was such a terrific move.
For starters, it has been clear all offseason that the Steelers needed to add better and more experienced depth at the outside linebacker position prior to Week 1.