Last season, Elandon Roberts ended up as the green dot communicator for the Steelers as the team’s defensive play-caller after injuries to inside linebackers Cole Holcomb and Kwon Alexander. For Roberts though, having the role was “just one piece of the puzzle” for good communication, as in an interview earlier this week with Teresa Varley of Steelers.com, Roberts praised the collective efforts of the defense, particularly T.J. Watt, Cameron Heyward, Minkah Fitzpatrick and T.J. Watt for getting the defense ready to go.
“But, to have the collective group, T.J. (Watt), Minkah (Fitzpatrick), (Alex) Highsmith, Cam (Heyward), they made my job so much easier.