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Bush completely healthy, motivated after lackluster return from ACL

A year ago at this time, the Steelers were still limiting the snaps of inside linebacker Devin Bush as he returned from a torn ACL injury suffered five games into the 2020 season.

And Bush now admits, it took him some time to not only feel comfortable on the field in 2021.

His play showed that as the 2019 first-round draft pick of the Steelers struggled mightily in his return from the injury last season. He looked tentative. He looked slower. He looked like he had lost confidence.

That was largely because he had.