New series we’re kicking off to take us throughout the summer. We’ve written about the best players in franchise history and the most underrated on the current edition but we’ve never gone through the list of most underrated position-by-position. Not the best ones to ever wear a Pittsburgh Steelers’ uniform but ones who fans have – and shouldn’t – forgot.
Today, outside linebacker.
Mike Merriweather/OLB – 1982-1987
Picking an underrated edge rusher in Pittsburgh is tough. It’s what they’re known for, after all. And those who have had success but regarded as elite were partially a product of their scheme.