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Steelers ‘Were Targeting And Hoping’ To Sign Either Holcomb Or Roberts, Landed Both Instead

The Pittsburgh Steelers lost 1939 snaps at the inside linebacker position this offseason with both Devin Bush and Robert Spillane finding new homes in free agency and the team making the decision to release Myles Jack. Barring perhaps Spillane—or perhaps not—that does seem to have been the plan.

Indeed, they quickly restocked the room with two veteran options in Cole Holcomb and Elandon Roberts, the pair bringing in between them roughly 6000 snaps of experience in the NFL as inside linebackers. They project to be the starters, and the Steelers are very pleased to have acquired both of them—having simply hoped to land one.