When Pittsburgh Steelers LB Cole Holcomb went down with a season-ending knee injury, it cracked the door open for second-year LB Mark Robinson to start seeing meaningful snaps on defense as the next man up.
Robinson had been buried on the depth chart behind Holcomb, Elandon Roberts, and Kwon Alexander, playing mostly special teams while seeing only four defensive snaps on the season. However, with Holcomb out of the lineup, Robinson figures to see more snaps rotating in for Alexander and Roberts as Pittsburgh’s third inside linebacker.
Speaking to the media on Monday, Robinson mentioned that he wasn’t going to get ahead of himself regarding what exactly his role will be and how much time he may see in Pittsburgh’s defense.