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Ravens Beat Writer Says Narrative Steelers’ Patrick Queen Needs Roquan Smith Is ‘Unfair’

The Pittsburgh Steelers paid ILB Patrick Queen well in free agency, though not as well as initial projections. While the Steelers gave him a three-year, $41 million contract, most believed he would get a bigger deal. Perhaps the reason he did not is the looming question of whether he can thrive without his “Batman”.

Again and again, we hear this idea that Patrick Queen, a former first-round pick out of LSU and an All-Pro last year, is only as good as he has been the past year and a half because he got to play next to Roquan Smith.