Pittsburgh Steelers OLB Nick Herbig leads the team with 4.5 sacks this season. That’s despite missing the first game of the season due to injury. He was stellar in relief of OLB Alex Highsmith, who missed two games with injury.
And on Sunday, Herbig had two sacks against the Cleveland Browns. Nick Herbig is an elite pass rusher, and he’s caught the eye of Check The Mic’s co-host (and formerly of Pro Football Focus) Steve Palazzolo.
“Nick Herbig, outstanding again, unblockable,” Palazzolo said Monday on Check The Mic. “There was a few plays in there where you look at it and it’s like, ‘Man, that pressure was in there quick, the blitz got home.