LB Elandon Roberts stepped into a bigger role than he was expecting last Sunday against the Green By Packers, taking on a full three-down role at inside linebacker after LB Kwon Alexander went down with an Achilles injury. Roberts ended up playing 96% of the team’s defensive snaps, playing more in pass coverage situations than he normally would with Alexander and LB Cole Holcomb both out of the lineup.
With both Alexander and Holcomb on the shelf for the rest of the season due to season-ending injuries, Roberts is the lone man left standing from Pittsburgh’s inside linebacker rotation.