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Steelers HC Mike Tomlin Compares Rookie Mark Robinson to Vince Williams

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin sees some thumper in Mark Robinson.
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Steelers HC Mike Tomlin Compares Rookie Mark Robinson to Vince Williams
Steelers HC Mike Tomlin Compares Rookie Mark Robinson to Vince Williams

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PITTSBURGH -- If there was any doubt that Mark Robinson was comfortable enough with hitting to play linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, they have been put comfortably to bed after he's leveled some painful and crucial hits in each of the first two preseason games of the season. 

Robinson was one of the heroes of the opener. Inside the final two minutes of the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks, he came unblocked off the right edge and leveled a brutal strip sack on the unsuspecting Drew Lock. The Steelers recovered the fumble and Kenny Pickett took the offense down a short field for the game-winning score. Last weekend against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he made another highlight reel tackle to limit Tim Jones to a short gain. 

Those violent hits caught the eye of a great former Steeler, Vince Williams, who said that Robinson is better than he was during his first year in the NFL. 

When asked about the comparison, head coach Mike Tomlin initially brushed it off. 

"Those of us who know Vince know he didn't mean that," Tomlin said with a laugh. "Vince loves Vince."

But when pressed, Tomlin admitted that there is a love of tackling that comes through as similar to Williams when he watches Robinson. 

"[Robinson]'s a contact player," he said. "He loves the combat and they're very similar in that way."

The Steelers inside linebacker room has question marks, and the seventh-round rookie has crept his way into the conversation, taking first-team reps at practice this week. 

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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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