Nick Herbig has proved to be a little sparkplug since the Steelers drafted him in 2023, but T.J. Watt thinks that’s underselling him. Pittsburgh drafting a bigger body in Jack Sawyer has only reinforced the narrative that Herbig struggles against the run. According to Herbig himself, HC Mike Tomlin feeds into that presumptive evaluation in order to fuel him. And perhaps it’s working.
“He’s done a great job,” Watt said via Teresa Varley for the Steelers’ website about Nick Herbig playing the run. “I think that’s the biggest key to being an outside linebacker here, is you want to be a well-rounded player.