same exact skillset that Shazier did, but he is a veteran who has started for multiple NFL teams and that experienced figured to win the day. But when the Steelers took the field for OTAs, it was not Bostic working with Vince Williams and the first team defense. According to Jacob Klinger of Penn Live, the other starting inside linebacker job was taken by Tyler Matakevich, the veteran known as "Big Red" who has worked largely on special teams and as a backup in his career.

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There are a variety of reasons why the Steelers might have chosen to go with Matakevich over Bostic at OTAs. Knowledge of the defense at this earlyrecommended approval of the application, subject to certain conditions. D.A. at 20.45  20.52. Plaintiffs found the recommended conditions acceptable. Complaint at 35. Defendant Board met on June 24, 1997 and unanimously voted to deny the application. D.A. at 21.23.
*970 The minutes of the June 24, 1997 meeting reflect only the following in regard to the reasons the Board voted for denial:
Individual Board members spoke to reasons for denial such as the visibility of the entire tower because it is sited in an open field; residents persistent in not wanting tower in neighborhood; and the belief that there is a more appropriate site for a tower in the vicinity.
D.A. at 13-2. No other explanation furnished by members of the Board exists in the record.
On July 22, 1997, Plaintiffs