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Alex Highsmith Watched YouTube Videos To Learn His Spin Move

Earlier in the week, we did a film room breakdown of Alex Highsmith’s spin move to beat Jedrick Wills for sack Monday night, one of two he had in the win. A move he’s worked on in his two years with the Pittsburgh Steelers and one that’s been successful, especially against Wills.

Talking to reporters Friday, Highsmith explained how he practice and gotten good at the move.

“I’ve been working on since 2017,” he said via the team’s YouTube channel. “I think I remember it was the summer 2017. My freshman year of college, I think I only had like one or two sacks that year.