One of the most surprising pieces of offseason news after the end of the 2019 season was Tyler Matakevich signing a two year contract worth more than 7 million dollars. Tyler Matakevich is a 4 year veteran inside linebacker that has averaged less than 3 defensive snaps a game.
The Bills paid Matakevich because he is a top special teams player with over 1200 snaps logged, and tied for the NFL lead in special teams tackles in 2019.
Tyler Matakevich isn’t the only major special teams contributor to leave the Steelers.