One might be inclined to wonder if the Pittsburgh Steelers tempted fate by claiming that they had not two but three starters at inside linebacker. Now two of those starters have been lost for the season in consecutive weeks. Cole Holcomb suffered a knee injury first, and then Kwon Alexander went down with an Achilles.
That leaves just Elandon Roberts and Mark Robinson on the 53-man roster, which will necessitate moves being made. The Steelers elevated Tariq Carpenter from the practice squad for Sunday’s game, but it seems the expectation is veteran Mykal Walker will be promoted and signed to the active roster this week.