The Pittsburgh Steelers lost a lot from their outside linebacker depth chart since last season, with Bud Dupree and Ola Adeniyi leaving in free agency. They also opted not to retain Jayrone Elliott, who has spent parts of the past two seasons on the 53-man roster, leaving them with T.J. Watt and 2020 third-round pick Alex Highsmith as their nucleus.
While they did bring back Cassius Marsh as well, the Steelers knew entering training camp that this was still an area that they wanted to upgrade, and they managed to do that with the signing of Melvin Ingram, a former Pro Bowler.