They are draft class members coming out of college in the 2016 NFL Draft, and they’ve played against each other seemingly every season since.
Now, they are teammates.
Veteran linebacker Tyler Matakevich is happy to get a chance to play next to and work alongside veteran inside linebacker Elandon Roberts after many years competing against each other.
He feels the same way about new Steelers linebacker Patrick Queen, whom he competed against multiple times in Baltimore.
Speaking to reporters Sunday prior to training camp practice No. 4 in Latrobe at Saint Vincent College, Matakevich, in his first meeting with the media since signing a one-year deal in mid-July, stated that Roberts and Queen are “special” players and people that he’s looking forward to playing with in the Black and Gold.