Since 2017, the Pittsburgh Steelers have drafted half a dozen or so players with meaningful NFL bloodlines, either with siblings or fathers or uncles with a resume or a pedigree preceding it. It’s worked out better in some cases more than others, as with T.J. Watt.
The latest case is Nick Herbig, like Watt an outside linebacker out of Wisconsin who is the younger brother of NFL talent. Both have or had at least one sibling on the roster with them while in Pittsburgh. Both younger brothers proved to be more than worthy of their family name.
“He’s a football lover.