Steelers LB Alex Highsmith good with a return of Bud Dupree
Alex Highsmith and Bud Dupree only spent one season together as members of the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was Highsmith’s rookie season and Dupree’s final season before heading off to the Tennessee Titans as a free agent. But now Dupree is back on the market and according to Highsmith, adding Duree back would be a “three-headed monster.” Highsmith appeared on the House of Yinz podcast and talked about the potential return of his former teammate.
Dupree parlayed his two best NFL seasons into a big free-agent contract with Tennessee. Unfortunately, like so many players who leave the Steelers, has never been able to recreate that level of success. Coming back to the Steelers could inject life right back into his career. Dupree as a three-man rotation with Highsmith and T.J. Watt would go a long way toward getting the Steelers pass rush back on track.
“If it were to happen, that would definitely be a three-headed monster, for sure,” Highsmith said. “When he was here, my locker was actually right next to his, so that was pretty cool. Him and T.J., both of them were just very helpful in bringing me up my rookie year and just helping me to get better. Even when he went down my rookie year with his injury, he was still encouraging me and telling me things in meetings and stuff like that.”
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