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Steelers Giving ‘Considerably Bigger’ DeMarvin Leal ‘Every Opportunity’ To Play OLB, Beat Writer Says

DeMarvin Leal entered the league as a bit of a tweener with too much weight to play on the edge and not enough to play inside. The Pittsburgh Steelers magnified that issue by moving him around to different positions, and he could never quite figure out his ideal playing weight as a result. It sounds like they’ve gone in an entirely different direction this offseason based on his appearance at OTAs.

“He put some weight on his ass and obviously found a position where they’re gonna give him one last opportunity,” Mark Kaboly said of the fourth-year DL via the Kaboly + Mack podcast on YouTube.