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  April 8, 2023 9:47 AM EDT

  Jarvis Jones arrived in Pittsburgh in 2013 after a stellar season at Georgia that included 14.5 sacks, 24 tackles for lo NHL Chicago Blackhawks Jacket s, seven forced fumbles and an interception. The Steelers selected him with the 17th-overall pick, a no-brainer selection for a team desperate to get after the quarterback. But Jones, who even had experience playing outside linebacker in a 3-4 scheme at Georgia, has yet to come close to replicating his college succe ses on the profe sional stage. In three seasons, he's appeared in 36 games and has just five sacks, seven pa ses defended, two forced fumbles and an interception.The Steelers, who had previously picked up the fifth-year options on 2011 and 2012 first-rounders Cam Heyward and David DeCastro, chose not to do the same for Jarvis this offseason, which means that, barring a new deal, he'll hit free agency after the season."Obviously I have to be more ED Belfour Women Jersey productive than I have been the past three years," Jones said last month, via the . "I think everybody knows that, and I know that myself. Nothing's changed." But Steelers linebackers coach Joey Porter, who played for the team from 1999-2006, thinks one of Jones' i sues is that he pays too much attention to what others are saying about him."I just try to be smart with him, like Dominik Kubalik Jersey , 'Hey man, just come in healthy and ready to go and you'll have all the chances to answer the questions when the season starts,'" Porter said, via . "For him, he takes the challenge of what everybody thinks more than I think he should. I'm glad I didn't play in this era. I didn't come up in the social media era. I don't have none of that stuff Tanner Kero Kids Jersey now. In this era, people care what they say. They make themselves too available."Porter has a point, though Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler thinks pre sure can be a good thing. "I like the fact there's some pre sure on him that he needs to perform," Butler said, via the .The Steelers drafted outside linebacker Bud Dupree in the first round of the 2015 draft, and with 38-year-old James Harrison almost certainly set to retire after this season, now is the time for Jones to turn the corner."It's not about the money," Jones said recently of the team not picking up his fifth-year option. "I don't play the game for the money. I play Jordan Oesterle Kids Jersey the game because it's something I'm pa sionate about. If I do what I have to do, eventually I'll get the money. That's not what I'm worried about right now. I'm worried about playing football and being a football player."