When Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert finally decides to call it career, you will likely be hard-pressed to find a better outside free agent signing of his better than linebacker James Farrior in 2002. With that said, the signing of veteran running back DeAngelo Williams in 2015 could ultimately wind up being his second-best outside free agent addition ever and especially if the 2016 season ends with the Steelers winning their seventh Lombardi Trophy in Houston.
With it now looking like starting running back Le’Veon Bell will miss the start of the 2016 regular season due to a four-game suspension, Williams will seemingly again be asked to carry the load for second consecutive start to a season.