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Vince Williams’ return makes the Steelers better at inside linebacker

It was first reported on Wednesday that the Steelers were re-signing inside linebacker Vince Williams to a contract just one month after cutting him for salary cap purposes.

Following the surprise re-signing of both receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and defensive lineman Tyson Alualu, the fan in me says, “Yay!” There’s also that bit about the Steelers’ culture not being as bad as people think; like Smith-Schister and Alualu, Williams reportedly shunned other teams—and maybe better offers—in order to return to Pittsburgh.

But that’s all feel-good stuff that we don’t need to discuss in this article. What we can talk about is how Williams’ addition (or is it re-addition?