Patrick Queen leaving Baltimore for rival Pittsburgh on 3-year deal, AP source says
The Pittsburgh Steelers are luring inside linebacker Patrick Queen away from rival Baltimore
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have found a running mate for outside linebackers T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith.
Pittsburgh is luring inside linebacker Patrick Queen away from rival Baltimore. The Steelers and the second-team All-Pro have agreed to a three-year deal worth $41 million, a person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity the move can't become official until the new league year begins Wednesday.
Queen, 24, is coming off a career-best season with Baltimore in 2023 when he had 133 tackles to go with 3 1/2 sacks and an interception. His arrival addresses a position the Steelers have struggled to fill since Ryan Shazier suffered a career-ending back injury in December 2017.
Pittsburgh's inside linebacking group was decimated by injuries last fall, with Cole Holcomb and Kwon Alexander having their seasons cut short. Holcomb is recovering from knee surgery in early November while Alexander, who will become a free agent on Wednesday, tore an Achilles tendon in a win over Green Bay on Nov. 12.
