With LB Cole Holcomb going down for the season with a knee injury, some had floated the idea of moving rookie OLB Nick Herbig inside. After all, many (us included) speculated that would be his NFL home, too lean and lacking length to play on the outside.
Despite losing Holcomb and LB Elandon Roberts’ status looking highly questionable for Sunday’s game against Green Bay, Pittsburgh Steelers’ defensive coordinator Teryl Austin dismissed the idea Herbig would see his role change.
“Nick? Oh, no, man, Nick is an outside guy,” Austin told reporters via a team-provided transcript.