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Former Steelers LB Nearing Return From Injury

A former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker is on the road to recovery.
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Nov 2, 2023; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Kwon Alexander (54) reacts after making an interception in the end zone against the Tennessee Titans at Acrisure Stadium. Pittsburgh won 20-16. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 2, 2023; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Kwon Alexander (54) reacts after making an interception in the end zone against the Tennessee Titans at Acrisure Stadium. Pittsburgh won 20-16. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports | Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

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PITTSBURGH -- If the Pittsburgh Steelers find themselves needing help at inside linebacker some point this season, they could turn to a free agent that helped them fill an injury gap last season.

Kwon Alexander, who joined the Steelers late in training camp last summer and missed the final nine games of the season with an achilles injury, is back on the field and cutting in workouts without pads as he awaits a call from another NFL team. Alexander is currently a free agent but staying in shape ahead of the 2024 season.

Alexander was supposed to provide depth in the linebackers room behind Cole Holcomb and Elandon Roberts and did so for the first half of the season, particularly after Holcomb went down with an injury in Week 9. Alexander accounted for 41 tackles, 5 for a loss and 1 interception - the game-sealing play against the Tennessee Titans - before going down with his own injury.

The Steelers are much deeper on paper at inside linebacker than years past with Patrick Queen and Payton Wilson in place after a wild offseason, but you never know when depth will be needed and Alexander could be a cheap option to keep the position loaded.

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper. He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press. During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general. 

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