When you stick with a player through the rough stretches of their career, it’s only natural that you want to reap the benefits once they start to turn things around. By all accounts, that is what Bud Dupree did last season while playing on his fifth-year option. Dupree earned career-high marks in overall grade (77.7), total pressures (51), sacks (13 by PFF’s count) and forced fumbles (4). His 75.0 run-defense grade was a top-20 mark at the position, flashing on the tape with impressive plays on the backfield. In nearly every aspect of his play, it was a career year for Dupree.
Pittsburgh Steelers would be wise to move on from Bud Dupree
