LB Robert Spillane Pushing Devin Bush For Starting Spot

Robert Spillane doesn’t fit the mold of a new-age linebacker. He isn’t rocked up with 2% body fat, doesn’t run a 4.4-something, and isn’t picking off five passes a season. But he’s giving Devin Bush, the man who was supposed to be and do all of those things, everything he can handle in this inside linebacker battle.

Spillane made the battle a little tighter yesterday. At the risk of recency bias, Spillane had one of the best individual practices of any Steeler this camp, making plays in all phases of practice. Some highlights of his day.

1. Combined on tackle to make goal line stop on Benny Snell in 7 shots.

2. Breakup on out route by Anthony McFarland in 1v1s

3. Recovery, close, and finish to…