In Pittsburgh, it’s next man up. At inside linebacker, the Steelers are simply running out of men. Since Week Nine, the team has suffered injuries to their top three inside linebackers, two of which have been lost for the season. Cole Holcomb went down with a knee injury against the Tennessee Titans while Kwon Alexander tore his Achilles the following week. Down to Elandon Roberts, he suffered a groin injury in Sunday’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals, attempting but unable to finish the game.
It’s left the Steelers running a MASH unit at the position. They’ve cobbled together veterans from free agency in Mykal Walker, signed players off other team’s practice squads in Blake Martinez, brought back unretired players in Myles Jack, and when left with no other choice, used the lone returning ILB from a year ago in Mark Robinson.