Since losing ILB Ryan Shazier to a career-ending injury back in 2017, the Pittsburgh Steelers have been trying to find his long-term replacement, searching for remedies at off-ball linebacker via free agency, trades, and the NFL Draft. Sadly, none of their efforts have proven fruitful as names including Devin Bush, Joe Schobert, Avery Williamson, Myles Jack, Robert Spillane, Jon Bostic, and more have come and gone without leaving much of a positive impact during their respective tenures in Pittsburgh.
This offseason, Pittsburgh overhauled the room completely, jettisoning all the guys off of last year’s roster outside of Mark Robinson and signed Cole Holcomb, Elandon Roberts, and Kwon Alexander in attempt to improve a room that lacked physicality and aggressiveness a season ago.