It’s hard to say what the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting inside linebacker tandem will look like come September, sitting here today. Most of their unit will become unrestricted free agents as of the start of the new league year in March. The only players from the 53-man roster under contract for 2023 are Myles Jack and Mark Robinson.
Where does Robert Spillane fit into that? Now entering his fifth season and hitting the open market for the first time, he sees himself as a full-time, every-down starter—and hopefully, in his case, in Pittsburgh. He did log some games in 2022 in which he played every snap.