Training camp has a golden rule: Don’t touch the quarterback. Most teams put red jerseys on their franchise arms so everyone knows who is off-limits at all times. Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Elandon Roberts broke that rule.
In one of the rarest moments you’ll see in training camp, Roberts knocked down QB Justin Fields at the end of a read-option run, leading the Steelers offensive line to respond with an all-out skirmish. Looking back on the moment, Roberts explained why he did it.
“Before I started that fight with J-Fields, I only started it because [Patrick Queen] was in it with the offensive line,” Roberts said on Cam Heyward’s Not Just Football podcast.