Last season, the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive line took two huge hits. Everyone talks about how much the defense missed Stephon Tuitt, but a loss just as big was that of defensive tackle Tyson Alualu.
Alualu had stayed with the Steelers last year under rather unusual circumstances. He had originally planned to sign with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the offseason, but a delay in heading to Jacksonville to sign gave Alualu’s teammates a chance to talk him into returning to the Steelers.