Given their lack of depth at inside linebacker, the Pittsburgh Steelers are updating their speed dial list. According to the NFL’s transaction sheet, the team held a tryout with veteran LB Donald Payne on Thursday.
Payne began his NFL career as a UDFA with the Baltimore Ravens after the 2017 draft. He played safety at Stetson University, a small school sleeper and highly physical player. He briefly received coverage late in the draft as NFL Network played “stump the truck” with their production crew. Payne was part of Stetson’s first class as the school brought football back after a decades-long hiatus.