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Declining Devin Bush’s 5th Year Option ‘Business Decision,’ Says Colbert: ‘Not Giving Up On Him’

2022 is make or break for Devin Bush. For outgoing GM Kevin Colbert, the Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t throwing in the towel. Still, the team made the predictable decision to decline Bush’s fifth year option on Monday, leaving him a free agent by season’s end.

Colbert joined 93.7 The Fan Wednesday, explaining the decision to Ron Cook and Joe Starkey.

“To us. it’s two Devon Bush’s,” he told the show. “Prior to that ACL injury, Devin was on a real positive track and he was the player we had hoped he would be when we made that trade.