Although his playing time was relatively limited, it’s probably fair to say that over the course of the last two games, Pittsburgh Steelers fifth-year outside linebacker Bud Dupree has put together the strongest body of work in the preseason that he has at this point in his career, which included a two-sacks performance and another positive pass-rushing display that appears to show much-needed progress in certain areas.

His opportunity to develop those long-awaited pass-rushing assets was cut short with a thumb injury on Sunday, and as should go without saying, he is obviously not going to play tomorrow night’s preseason finale against the Carolina Panthers. But he said that he expects to be ready for the New England Patriots, which is the first game that actually matters for a player who has been a full-time starter since 2016.

“All good”, he told Tim Benz of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, who got the opportunity to talk to him recently for his Breakfast With Benz podcast. “It’ll be good, I just put it in a cast”, he said, adding that “it’s just sprained”.

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