Stepping into a deep, talented room with players still at the top of their game can be a bit intimidating for young NFL players, especially if that room isn’t all that receptive to young talent coming in and trying to take snaps and roles away from more established pieces.
It can be messy.
Fortunately, that’s not the case in Pittsburgh, especially in its outside linebackers room.
For rookie Jack Sawyer, a fourth-round pick out of Ohio State, he’s stepped into a loaded room featuring welcoming players in T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith and Nick Herbig, all of whom have helped Sawyer get off to a strong start in his NFL career.