The Pittsburgh Steelers are gearing up to pay outside linebacker Alex Highsmith coming off a breakout season. Not only did he finish 2022 with 14.5 sacks, he recorded a league-high five forced fumbles, which did not happen by accident.
“It’s something that I’ve been working on for a long time. It’s not done overnight”, the fourth-year veteran told Ron Cook and Joe Starkey on 93.7 The Fan yesterday. “Every pass rush that I do in individual and team when I’m near the quarterback, just working on reaching my right arm and doing the motion like I’m swiping down the ball”.