Saunders on Locked On Steelers: Highsmith a Star, But Will He Be Here Long Term?

Alex Highsmith is no longer just T.J. Watt’s sidekick, but a star in his own right as yet another to add to the lineage of dangerous Pittsburgh Steelers edge rushers, but will his future be in Pittsburgh, or will he join Bud Dupree as players that out-grew the Steelers’ salary cap space available to allocate to the decision alongside a big earner like Watt?

Steelers Now editor Alan Saunders joined Chris Carter of the Locked on Steelers podcast to talk about Highsmith’s emergence as a real-deal edge rusher and how things might play out with his future. Alan and Chris also broke down Marcus Allen’s boneheaded penalty and how the Steelers applied their lessons from the Ravens loss to dominate the line of scrimmage and value the football against the Carolina Panthers.

RELATED: Don’t look now, but Alex Highsmith has arrived at NFL stardom

RELATED: Saunders: Marcus Allen isn’t good enough to be stupid

RELATED: Kicking ass: The Steelers offense has found its identity

More from Steelers Now at Pittsburgh Sports Live.