When Pittsburgh Steelers LB Cole Holcomb went down with a season-ending knee injury last week Thursday against the Tennessee Titans, the door cracked open for second-year LB Mark Robinson.
Robinson had been buried on the depth chart, Holcomb, Elandon Roberts, and Kwon Alexander all playing ahead of him. Robinson was limited to just four defensive snaps on the season after seeing 44 snaps as a rookie, playing a fair amount down the stretch against run-heavy offenses. Robinson told the media that if it is his time to get more snaps in light of Holcomb’s injury, he will be ready to capitalize on them.