The Pittsburgh Steelers lost Tyson Alualu to a broken ankle early in the 2021 regular season. But they nearly lost him in free agency half a year before that. The 35-year-old veteran had agreed to terms on a deal to go back to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the team that drafted him more than a decade ago, but eventually had a change of heart and decided to re-sign with Pittsburgh.
He hopped onto Cameron Heyward’s podcast, Not Just Football, to chat for a bit, and they talked about how he nearly went back to Jacksonville, whom the Steelers will play tonight, and they approached it in a lighthearted manner, even though it was a major life choice at the time.