Alex Highsmith is among the Steelers’ injured hastening toward a return, and with him a return of the 3-OLB package. With Nick Herbig’s steady rise the past two-plus years, the coaches realize they can’t keep him off the field. But they can’t really put Highsmith or T.J. Watt on the bench for very long, either, so a compromise of putting all three on the field together emerged to add more pass-rush firepower in key situations.
“It’s a great package that we have”, Highsmith said of the 3-OLB package, via Teresa Varley for the Steelers’ website.