Pittsburgh Steelers OLB Nick Herbig forced the Steelers fourth turnover of the night, using a cross chop to get by his defender and strip-sacking quarterback Matt Barkley with 9:04 remaining in the third quarter.
For Herbig, that increases his preseason sack total to 2.5, and this was his most impactful one, hitting Barkley as he tried to throw and forcing a fumble that was recovered by ILB Tanner Muse at the Pittsburgh 43-yard line.
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Herbig is fighting for more reps as a backup outside linebacker, and if he keeps playing the way he has through the team’s first two preseason games, he could really push Markus Golden as the third-best outside linebacker on the roster.