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New OLB Malik Reed Excited To Play For Brian Flores: ‘He’s A Great Defensive Mind’

Heading into final roster cuts, one glaring need, or wish, by Steeler fans of the front office was to acquire some sort of outside linebacker depth, because other than the DPOY T.J. Watt and promising third-year player Alex Highsmith, the cupboard was bare. Newly-minted GM Omar Khan pulled off a promising trade however, gaining Malik Reed of the Broncos. A tad underside at 6-foot-2 and 235 pounds, the former undrafted player by way of Nevada in 2019 made his presence felt for Denver the past two seasons, racking up 13 sacks and three forced fumbles, one of which was stripped from newly-retired Ben Roethlisberger last season.