The Pittsburgh Steelers are contemplating signing a veteran linebacker, including one more gritty hitter to their protection.

Linebackers becoming a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers simply make sense. Doesn’t matter what number of of them, how outdated or younger they’re, simply as long as they’re a linebacker.

This offseason, the Steelers made the acutely aware selection to scrub home on the inside linebacker place, letting the likes of Robert Spillane and Devin Bush stroll and reducing Myles Jack.

The workforce is seeking to fill out the final remaining spots of their 90-man offseason roster earlier than coaching camp begins, and one free agent linebacker has caught Pittsburgh’s eye: former Jets’ participant Kwon Alexander.

In accordance with Adam Schefter, the Steelers will host Alexander for a go to on Monday evening.

Alexander may play a rotational position with Elandon Roberts and Cole Holcomb within the inside protection and will surely pose as an improve on the depth chart.

Steelers reportedly serious about free agent LB Kwon Alexander

The 2015 fourth-rounder break up time on 4 totally different groups in his NFL profession, most just lately taking part in with the New Orleans Saints and New York Jets.

In 2022 with the Jets, Alexander posted 69 tackles together with one pressured fumble and one cross defensed; he appeared in all 17 video games and established himself as an environment friendly hitter with slightly extra consistency than Jets getting old vet C.J. Mosley.

But Alexander clearly didn’t make sufficient of an influence for the Jets to re-sign him, and he entered free company this previous offseason as top-of-the-line accessible linebackers available on the market.

The Steelers may gain advantage from the savvy management and know-how of Alexander, although the match needs to be mutual. There’s no telling how Alexander will gel in Teryl Austin’s defensive scheme, and he may nonetheless be taking part in the sector at this stage of the offseason.

Keep tuned for extra updates on Alexander’s scenario in Pittsburgh.