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Off the couch and into a role on an NFL defense

Myles Jack is only 28 years old. Yet, he’s come out of “retirement” to line up for the Steelers as their seventh starting inside linebacker this season.

He was a huge need, but it’s not as if Jack has been that far off the grid. Last season he led the Steelers with 104 tackles, and that was accomplished while missing most of the final four games with injuries.

The Steelers were worried about his “long-term injury stuff,” according to defensive coordinator Teryl Austin, and they released him in the

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