Second-year edge rusher Alex Highsmith has been a popular point of discussion on the first day of Pittsburgh Steelers minicamp. T.J. Watt spoke about him in the morning, and his name came up when defensive coordinator Keith Butler talked with the media a little later. In one of the final interview sessions of the day, Mike Tomlin became the next to talk about his outside linebacker, and whether he can develop into the kind of powerful complement to Watt on the opposite Edge that free agent departure Bud Dupree was.
“It starts first with two really good players.