The Pittsburgh Steelers have been searching for reliability and consistency at the inside linebacker position for a half decade now after the tragic loss of Ryan Shazier and the injury that cut short his promising pro football career. They have brought in free agent signings including Jon Bostic and Mark Barron, traded for Joe Schobert, and traded up to draft Devin Bush since Shazier’s injury in hopes of replacing his play on the football field.
Alas, the experiment hasn’t worked out up to this point as Pittsburgh has parted with all the names above except Bush who had his fifth-year option declined as he struggled mightily last season coming off a torn ACL in 2020.