The Pittsburgh Steelers signed Elandon Roberts to play linebacker. But if the team ever gets in a pinch and needs an emergency fullback, Roberts might be their guy. In 2019, he filled in as an emergency option at fullback. His selflessness paid off, catching a 38-yard touchdown and in a 1v1 interview with Steelers.com’s Missi Matthews, Roberts talked about how he ended up on the other side of the ball.
“I just think it was just being a good teammate,” Roberts told Matthews. “I was a captain at that time. We had a lot of guys go down from a fullback standpoint, so it was kind of like, ‘hey, I was just trying to help out.