We don’t know if Tyler Matakevich, 7th round rookie and red-headed darling of Steelers’ Nation, will be cut. He could make this team and his play has been, to take the Mike Tomlin term, “above the line.”
But what if he is axed?
For some, it’s an impossible thought. But the inside linebacker position is stacked. L.J. Fort has been even better, is a little more experienced, and has worked ahead of Matakevich throughout camp. Steven Johnson has been generally overlooked but as we’ve pointed out, Kevin Colbert’s free agency signings almost always make the squad.