New Pittsburgh Steelers’ linebacker Elandon Roberts wasn’t turning down the 412. Despite having interest around the league, when Mike Tomlin asked Roberts if he wanted to become a Steeler, Roberts couldn’t say no.
In his first press conference as a Steeler today, Roberts described his free agency process.
“I had quite a few options,” Roberts said in a Zoom call shared on Steelers.com. “I had quite a few options. But I can tell you when Pittsburgh came in the fold, it jumped. It was kind of like, ‘get it done, let’s push to really get this done to Pittsburgh.