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ILB Blake Martinez Says Panthers Wanted To Sign Him To 53, ‘Ending Up Choosing Here’

Key individuals are rarely ever replaced with just one man assuming the tasks that they were responsible for. It’s generally a platoon of individuals making up the difference. And that’s even truer when you lose two key figures, as the Pittsburgh Steelers have at the inside linebacker position recently with season-ending injuries to Cole Holcomb and Kwon Alexander.

It’s no wonder, then, that they have been casting a wide net in looking for reinforcements. While Mykal Walker was added to the practice squad a week prior to the first of the two major injuries, they’ve since signed Myles Jack to the practice squad, and added Blake Martinez to the 53-man roster.