3 former Steelers players who are still surprisingly free agents

1. Myles Jack, LB

The Steelers ended up taking a flier on Myles Jack after the linebacker spent his first six NFL seasons in Jacksonville and he put up some solid numbers. For the third straight season, he finished with more than 104 tackles and added three tackles for loss and a quarterback hit to his totals as well.

When you look at the grading metrics from PFF and otherwise, though, Jack hasn’t ever fully lived up to his billing and been a great all-around linebacker. He graded out poorly in the 2022 season for Pittsburgh basically across the board and that’s a big reason why the front office was aggressive in free agency and otherwise trying to upgrade that position group.

Having said that, the thing about Jack is that he’s still just 27 years old, has flashed high-level play just inconsistently, and is a former high-second-round pick who was once a truly athletic freak. When you have a player who was drafted that highly and has shown some ability, it’s almost always the case on the right side of 30 years old that teams will give him another chance to realize his potential.

And yet, that hasn’t happened with Jack this offseason. He remains unsigned in free agency for whatever reason. The Steelers don’t necessarily need to consider bringing him back, but some team who is need of talent will surely pick him up before Week 1. The pedigree in terms of age, tools and draft position are too much for that to not end up being the case.