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Michigan Live
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The Detroit Lions own Pick 7 in the draft, their third consecutive year picking inside the top 10.
... Azeez Ojulari Bud Dupree is coming off an ACL tear heading into free agency. Alex Highsmith impressed as a rookie, but adding another edge rusher wouldn’t be the worst ...
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Chris Mueller
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Beaver County Times
24 Feb
Chris Mueller: What was once the NFL’s model franchise is flailing, and Roethlisberger’s return is proof positive of that. The Steelers have no plan, no avenue towards getting better.
... t-XLV output to actually win the thing. I’ll ask again: What is the plan? Is Alex Highsmith going to make everyone forget Bud Dupree overnight? Probably not. Will the s ...
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Matthew Marczi
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Steelers Depot
24 Feb
Player: Jayrone Elliott Position: Outside Linebacker Experience: 4 Years Free Agent Status: Unrestricted 2020 Salary Cap Hit: $397,059 2020 Season Breakdown: Jayrone Elliott has become somewhat of a familiar, if tertiary name for the Pittsburgh...
... ack, most of that, including the sack, coming in the season finale. But when Alex Highsmith was injured in the postseason, it was Cassius Marsh, another veteran signing ...
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from Steelers Depot
for Wed, Feb 24
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Mike Fanelli
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Prime Time Sports Talk
24 Feb
Ben Roethlisberger will be back next season, but the Pittsburgh Steelers have several decisions to make. Which players will the Pittsburgh Steelers re-sign?
... ffering a torn ACL in Week 12. The Steelers spent a 2020 third-round pick on Alex Highsmith. As a rookie, he produced, averaging a sack per every 18 blitz attempts. Dup ...
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Alex Ballentine
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Bleacher Report
24 Feb
The 2021 Pittsburgh Steelers are set to look a lot different than the 2020 version. That's what happens when a team faces one of the more dire salary-cap situations in a year when the cap is set to go down after the COVID-19 pandemic...
... ud Dupree's market might be too rich for the Steelers, so second-year player Alex Highsmith is going to need to step up. There are a lot of pieces set to leave beyond ...
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Curt Popejoy
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USA Today: Steelers Wire
24 Feb
Here are five early breakout candidates for the upcoming season.
... and so I look for him to be a much bigger part of the defense in 2021. EDGE Alex Highsmith (AP Photo/Justin Berl) It took a couple of weeks for Highsmith to get going ...
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Bijan Todd
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NBC Sports Washington
24 Feb
The rookie sensation beat out Chiefs CB L'Jarius Sneed by over 13 points--a huge gap.
... ashington Football Team (87.2) L’Jarius Sneed, CB, Kansas City Chiefs (73.9) Alex Highsmith, EDGE, Pittsburgh Steelers (72.0) Raekwon Davis, DT, Miami Dolphins (71.1) C ...
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Michael_Beck
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SB Nation: Behind the Steel Curtain
23 Feb
For every T.J. Watt and Ben Roethlisberger there’s a Jarvis Jones, Artie Burns, and Sean Davis.
... has drafted. 2020 - 6 players under contract Chase Claypool - Star potential Alex Highsmith - Stater potential Anthony McFarland - Role player potential Kevin Dotson - ...
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Curt Popejoy
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USA Today: Steelers Wire
22 Feb
Is this new three-round mock draft a hit or a miss for the Steelers?
... round-EDGE Joseph Ossai, Texas Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports I have faith that Alex Highsmith can take the next step in his development and be a full-time starter. But th ...
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from USA Today: Steelers Wire
for Mon, Feb 22
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Dave.Schofield
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SB Nation: Behind the Steel Curtain
22 Feb
Whether or not the Steelers keep their upcoming unrestricted free agents may depend on how easy they are to replace.
... n The Steelers made a very wise move during the 2020 NFL draft and selecting Alex Highsmith with their third-round compensatory pick. By taking a flyer on a player with ...
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from SB Nation: Behind the Steel Curtain
for Mon, Feb 22
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Bob Labriola
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NFL: Steelers.com
21 Feb
Even if Highsmith can replace Dupree opposite Watt, there is little depth at this position
... elers prepared themselves for this breakup by spending a third-round pick on Alex Highsmith in 2020, and he will be expected to start opposite Watt and do his best to c ...
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Curt Popejoy
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USA Today: Steelers Wire
19 Feb
Here are some mid and late-round guys for the Steelers in the 2021 NFL draft.
... d like he is very coachable and would be an excellent rotational player with Alex Highsmith and T.J. Watt. RB Pooka Williams, Kansas Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Ac ...
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Anthony Defeo
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SB Nation: Behind the Steel Curtain
19 Feb
Everyone is high on J.J. Watt, and down on Ben Roethlisberger, but should they be?
... without limiting the snap counts of Cameron Heyward, Stephon Tuitt and even Alex Highsmith, but the eldest Watt brother coming to town would just be exciting, wouldn’t ...
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Mike Prisuta
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NFL: Steelers.com
18 Feb
Takeways generated often in 2020 but a few still stood out
... 6:12 remaining in regulation. Rivers, under pressure from outside linebacker Alex Highsmith, overshot his intended target and Hilton tracked the ball and made an over-t ...