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Heitritter: Steelers Should Look At Jets DL John Franklin-Myers As Blueprint For DeMarvin Leal’s Usage

One of the biggest offseason questions that remains for the Pittsburgh Steelers is what exactly their plan is for DL DeMarvin Leal heading into his second season. A third-round pick out of Texas A&M, Leal had an uninspiring 2022 campaign, missing some time on injured reserve, and finished the year playing in 11 games with two starts and recorded 14 total tackles (eight solo) one TFL, and three PBUs.

Leal was asked to play out of position relative to the position Pittsburgh drafted him to be, as a base DE, playing on the edge a fair amount after T.