If you didn’t know that Nick Herbig is second only to T.J. Watt in the NFL in forced fumbles, I wouldn’t blame you. Who would think a non-starter who has missed a third of the season would rank so high in a key category? But that’s the kind of production that earns you honorifics from the likes of Steelers HC Mike Tomlin. He got the Mr. Herbig treatment after his latest, via sack, recovered and returned for a touchdown by Payton Wilson.
And it was a long time coming—although it wasn’t Herbig’s first. Appearing on the Christian Kuntz podcast, he recalled his saga from Little to Mr.