Top to bottom, the Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t just comfortable but confident in what they have at inside linebacker. A room dramatically changed over the past several years, defensive coordinator Teryl Austin thinks the room has three players who can be used in any and all situations: Patrick Queen, Payton Wilson and Cole Holcomb.
It cements what’s already become obvious. Holcomb is a lock to make the team as, at minimum, depth behind Queen and Wilson. It completes his journey from the devastating 2023 injury that cost him the rest of that year and all of 2024. Fully cleared for training camp this summer, Holcomb has played the run well and made plays in coverage underneath.