Pittsburgh Steelers LB Elandon Roberts started his NFL career as a member of the New England Patriots, drafted in 2016 and joining a dominant roster with a linebacker room that featured Dont’a Hightower, Rob Ninkovich and Jamie Collins. On the most recent episode of The Christian Kuntz Podcast, Roberts, who joined the Steelers ahead of the 2023 season, reflected on his early years in New England and how that time helped him become a leader to the younger players on Pittsburgh’s roster.
“How I learned the playbook was I’d go, and I’d have to bring some beer, and I’d bring it Dont’a Hightower house, because Dont’a Hightower was a big stickler, like ‘Hey, if you want to learn the playbook, you gotta come to my house, ’cause I’m not staying in this facility all day.