Pittsburgh Steelers rookie linebacker Devin Bush had the best game of his young NFL career on Sunday night, posting seven tackles, an interception, a fumble recovery and a defensive touchdown in a 24-17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers.
Afterward, fellow Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier heaped praise upon Bush.
“I thought he had a great game,” Shazier said, according to Ray Fittipaldo of The Pittsburgh Post Gazette. “He’s making a lot of plays. He’s starting to become a playmaker. … You can definitely tell he’s getting more comfortable. We knew it would come. It takes time.”
On the season overall, Bush has tallied 52 tackles, a sack, a couple of picks, four fumble recoveries, and three passes defended.
He is doing exactly what Pittsburgh hoped and more when it traded up to draft him 10th overall back in April, and cornerback Joe Haden is also seeing great things in the rookie.
“He’s just a really good player,” said Haden. “He’s always around the ball. He always seems to be in the right place at the right time. He’s a very instinctive player. He’s very ball aware.”
It marked Bush's second straight week with an interception.
The 21-year-old spent three years at the University of Michigan and is coming off of a junior campaign in which he registered 66 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and four passes defended.
Meanwhile, the Steelers have won two of their last three games after getting off to an 0-3 start and will have a great opportunity to improve to 3-4 in two weeks when they host the Miami Dolphins. Pittsburgh has a bye next week.
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