Pittsburgh Steelers: Finding diamonds at linebacker

The Pittsburgh Steelers have an act for finding unknown talent at the linebacker position.

In today’s NFL, the general manager role is more important than ever due to the addition of a salary cap and Free Agency. With these additional hurdles, building a contender is often a struggling balance between finding a balance of veterans players and contributing rookies out there 53 man roster.

Many have heard the saying “next man up” in hopes of a backup player to respond in their new role as a starter due to an injury. The Mark of a good GM is if the talent behind your starting 11, on each side of the ball, has what it takes to get the job done.

Each GM has their own approach, but Kevin Colbert is one of the top guys at his position on finding young talent in the late rounds of the draft that can be developed into key parts of the 53 man roster for the Steelers. From battling for a roster spot to contributing on special teams or even earning positional playing time.

For the past few years, Colbert has proven his worth in finding Defensive talent in the late rounds of the draft that have provided a major impact on this Defensive side of the ball. This has allowed the Steelers to draft go after bigger needs in the draft and Free Agency allowing us to build top end talent on offense with Higher draft picks.