When the Pittsburgh Steelers lost inside linebackers Ryan Shazier and Tyler Matakevich to injuries last season, one would have thought that fellow inside linebacker L.J. Fort would have benefited greatly when it came to playing time on defense. While Fort did ultimately start playing more on defense in Week 10 and on, he was mainly used in sub packages just the same. In fact, inside fellow linebacker Sean Spence, who was signed off the streets following the team losing Shazier and Matakevich to injuries, ultimately played more than twice as many snaps than Fort did.
Experience, Special Teams Ability Might Make LB L.J. Fort Tough To Move On From
