General manager Kevin Colbert is attending the NFL Combine and was on Steelers Nation Radio today. Eventually the elephant in the room was brought up and Colbert told Steelers Nation Radio that Stephon Tuitt expressed a desire to play football again.
"Absolutely. I mean he wanted to play last year. He had a knee injury that he had to work his way through and obviously had the family situation that hurt along those lines, but we respected what he had to deal with and we tried to support him as best as possible."
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This is big news for SteelerNation as Tuitt has missed the entire 2021 season on Injured Reserve dealing with a knee surgery and the loss of his brother from a tragic hit and run accident.
"We're very excited to see what the next step is for Stephon. We're respectful of where he is and we'll continue to monitor that and see where it leads. Stephon went through a tough year and we respect that and understood that, and where it happens from the next step, we don't know, and we'll always have that door open for him."
The Pittsburgh Steelers would love to have Tuitt return to the trenches opposite to his partner in crime, All-Pro Cameron Heyward. This would go a long way to helping the Steelers' rushing defense return to greatness.
