The Pittsburgh Steelers examined their inside linebacker room over the course of this offseason and found it wanting. Not only did they release one of their starters from last season, they allowed at least one other prominent player to leave in free agency without even a contract offer. Possibly even two.
With their top three players gone, seemingly all with the Steelers’ blessing, the team went out and added reinforcements in free agency, signing Cole Holcomb to a three-year, $18 million deal and Elandon Roberts to a two-year, $7 million deal. So where does that leave them?