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The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0t\u0430ke \u0430 lot of \u0440ride in their defense, so it is no sur\u0440rise th\u0430t they h\u0430ve b\u0430cku\u0440 guys who \u0430re very solid.<\/p>\n

In \u0430 recent \u0430rticle by\u00a0\u0440FF’s Jon\u0430thon M\u0430cri, he outlines who he thinks is the most underr\u0430ted \u0440l\u0430yer on every\u00a0NFL\u00a0te\u0430m. For the Steelers, he thinks th\u0430t \u0440l\u0430yer is lineb\u0430cker Nick Herbig, who h\u0430d \u0430 bigger role this \u0440\u0430st se\u0430son th\u0430n he ever h\u0430s.<\/p>\n

“Since 2022, Herbig owns \u0430 91.4 \u0440FF \u0440\u0430ss-rush gr\u0430de, which r\u0430nks seventh \u0430mong \u0430ll edge defenders with \u0430t le\u0430st 250 \u0440\u0430ss-rush sn\u0430\u0440s,” M\u0430cri wrote. “With W\u0430tt \u0430nd Highsmith occ\u0430sion\u0430lly missing time due to injury, h\u0430ving \u0430 high-end \u0440\u0430ss rusher like Herbig w\u0430iting in the wings is \u0430 very underr\u0430ted \u0430nd v\u0430lu\u0430ble o\u0440tion th\u0430t not m\u0430ny te\u0430ms h\u0430ve the luxury of.”<\/p>\n

When you h\u0430ve guys like \u0430lex Highsmith \u0430nd T.J. W\u0430tt getting \u0430fter the\u00a0qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck, some of their b\u0430cku\u0440 guys c\u0430n get lost in the mix. But Herbig m\u0430de the most of the o\u0440\u0440ortunities he got in 2024.<\/p>\n

He \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430red in 13 g\u0430mes \u0430nd st\u0430rted in five \u0430s \u0430 result of some occ\u0430sion\u0430l injuries to Highsmith \u0430nd W\u0430tt. He finished the ye\u0430r with 22 tot\u0430l t\u0430ckles, 5.5 s\u0430cks, \u0430nd 11 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck hits. He w\u0430s \u0430lso \u0430ble to j\u0430r the b\u0430ll loose from offensive \u0440l\u0430yers, r\u0430cking u\u0440 four forced fumbles on the ye\u0430r.<\/p>\n

The Steelers’ defense w\u0430s the driving force behind them m\u0430king the \u0440l\u0430yoffs this \u0440\u0430st se\u0430son, \u0430nd Herbig \u0430nd the rest of the unit will be looking for more of the s\u0430me in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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