There’s no doubt that this free agent period has been an unorthodox one. And I don’t think it’s entirely a coincidence that two of the three outside free agents that the Pittsburgh Steelers brought in have some sort of ties to the organization or community. Stefen Wisniewski is a Pittsburgh native, grew up a fan, and was in on a free agent visit back in 2016. Derek Watt is the older brother of T.J. Watt. It’s easier to get information and have a mutual understanding under those conditions.
The one brought in kind of outside the box was Eric Ebron, and he admitted while talking to Missi Matthews that this free agency process was different, given the conditions mandated by the ongoing pandemic limiting travel and things like that.