Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Alex Highsmith had a breakout year last season, and while he registered a team-high 14.5 sacks, he hasn’t elevated quite enough to be featured in a starring role. In his press conference today after the team’s minicamp practice, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin called Highsmith an “elite Robin,” presumably to T.J. Watt’s Batman.
“He’s an elite Robin, as we say,” Tomlin said via Steelers.com. “We like to challenge him in that way. He’s growing, he’s making a name for himself in that way. He’s growing, he’s making a name for himself in this thing.