Pittsburgh Steelers OLB Alex Highsmith was one of the team’s stars in their Week Two win over the Cleveland Browns. He returned an interception for a touchdown on the first play of the game and then strip-sacked Deshaun Watson in the fourth quarter, which set up a T.J. Watt fumble return touchdown. NFL Media analyst Rhett Lewis was on the Move The Sticks podcast with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks, and Lewis said that Highsmith is playing like one of the best EDGE rushers in football.
“They compensated him like one of the best EDGE rushers in football, he’s playing like one of the best EDGE rushers in football, obviously helps to have a perennial defensive player of the year candidate in T.