The inside linebacker room for the Pittsburgh Steelers has been devastated by injuries this season, that much is known.
First, it was Cole Holcomb and Kwon Alexander being lost for the season in back-to-back weeks. Then, on Saturday night in Week 16 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Elandon Roberts suffered a potentially serious injury, injuring his pectoral muscle on a tackle.
He was quickly ruled out for the game, which is never good, and that forced veteran linebacker Myles Jack — a practice squad elevation for the matchup — into the lineup.
Jack played well in his first action back in a Steelers’ uniform after spending the 2022 season with the team.