PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Herbig doesn't look the part of a menace. At least not by NFL standards anyway.

The undersized Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker plays like one anyway.

Yes, Herbig knows he doesn't fit the prototypical body type of an elite edge rusher. Generously listed at 6-foot-2 and 240 pounds, Herbig doesn't need to be reminded that he isn't a hulking physical specimen like teammates T.J. Watt (6-4, 252), Alex Highsmith (6-4, 242) or rookie Jack Sawyer (6-4, 260).

“I think that’s been my stigma my whole life,” Herbig said. “I’m too small to do this. I’m too small to do that."

What the third-year pro isn't too small to do, however, is thrive. All Herbig's done while filling in as Highsmith recovered from a high ankle sprain is turn the spark that he provided with r

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