The Pittsburgh Steelers invested heavily in the linebacker room a year ago by signing Patrick Queen to a record-breaking free agent contract. After years of mediocrity and failed experiments, Pittsburgh paid heavily to secure a potential defensive star.
As of right now, it seems like Queen isn’t the player the Steelers had hoped for.
While Queen hasn’t been objectively terrible, he hasn’t played at a high level. Pittsburgh paid for him to be their every-down star linebacker as well as their quarterback on defense. He was supposed to take this defense to the next level.