When inside linebacker Ryan Shazier went down with his back injury in 2017, we could have never imagined just how difficult it would be to replace him. Steelers writer Chris Adamski shared this list of the players the Steelers have tried to replace Shazer with to no avail which brought it perfectly into focus just what a special player Shazier was and how lucky Pittsburgh was to have him.
This list is in addition to Devin Bush who the Steelers made a huge trade-up to get in the 2018 NFL draft. He never saw a second contract with Pittsburgh. Every year when the NFL draft comes around, we hope the Steelers will commit to a top inside linebacker, even after the failure of Bush.
