The Pittsburgh Steelers recently got themselves a new starting defensive lineman in the form of Larry Ogunjobi, who replaces the starting defensive lineman they just lost to retirement. The former Cleveland Brown spent the 2021 season with the Cincinnati Bengals, where he had a career year and earned a deal worth over $13 million per season from the Chicago Bears back in March, which only fell through because of a failed physical.
While he acknowledges that he is still rehabbing the foot injury that torpedoed his deal in Chicago, though, and even seemed to be unwilling to commit to being ready for the opener, he also believes that he is becoming a better player because he’s being allowed to explore parts of his game that were limited for reasons beyond his control early on.