Steelers Place LaMarr Woodley On IR, Sign LB Jamaal Westerman

The team announced that LaMarr Woodley has been placed on injured reserve. LB Jamaal Westerman has been signed to fill the vacancy on the roster. Woodley injured his right calf during the Bengals game Sunday night. This will make 14 games in the past three seasons the linebacker has missed due to leg injuries.

Westerman, 6’3″ 260 lbs, was signed by the Jets in 2009 as an UDFA out of Rutgers. He spent time with three different teams last year, but was most recently with the Bills before being released last week. He has 6 career sacks over the course of the 57 games he’s been active in.

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