No, Miles Killebrew and Arthur Maulet re-signing won’t lead the Pittsburgh Steelers’ to their seventh Lombardi Trophy. But they were practical, smart decisions by the team ahead of free agency. The type of depth and role players every team needs around the bottom of their roster.
Killebrew is an especially key signing. Inked to a one-year deal last year, it wasn’t even clear what position the team planned on playing him, linebacker or safety. But looking back, and we even acknowledged it at the time, his slot on the depth chart didn’t really matter. He was brought in to be a core special-teamer and he was every bit of that.