Alex Highsmith has proven one thing. He’s going to be the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting ROLB next season. If Pittsburgh’s front office had their choice, Bud Dupree would return. But he’s going to be too expensive to re-sign. Either his market value will remain strong despite his knee injury, pricing him out of the Steelers’ range or his market will be significantly impacted and he’ll be forced to take a short-term deal. The inability to spread money out on a one or two year contract will also prevent Pittsburgh from re-signing him.
So we’re moving on. And Highsmith is the guy.