A lot of people were concerned about the size of Miami linebacker Sean Spence when the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted him in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. At just 5’11” and a little over 230 pounds, would he be able to hold up in the trash pile in the middle of the defense.
We never got the opportunity to get a sure answer to that question after he suffered a severe knee injury during the preseason of his rookie year that kept him out the next two years, an injury that entailed tears of multiple ligaments, the dislocation of his knee, and damage to his nerves behind the knee cap.