PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WKBN) – The Pittsburgh Steelers signed linebacker Kenny Willekes on Tuesday. Willekes spent the 2021 season with the Minnesota Vikings, appearing in six games. He finished the campaign with 18 tackles, including 11 solo stops, two tackles for a loss and a pass defensed.

With an injury to Alex Highsmith and relatively thin at outside LB, the Steelers brought in a former Big 10 Defensive Lineman of the Year

The Kenny Willekes you see today is not the one that arrived at Michigan State during the summer of 2015. He was a stiff walk-on linebacker who weighed 220 pounds and had no idea what he was doing.

The story continues for former Michigan State star defensive end Kenny Willekes. Willekes has signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the club announced on Tuesday

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed former Minnesota Vikings and Michigan State edge rusher Kenny Willekes, the team announced on Tuesday. […] This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steeler