Former Ravens LB Send warning to Pittsburgh Steelers Star

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Steelers have some new faces joining the Steelers-Ravens rivalry in Week 11, but they also have two former Baltimore players who will switch sides for the first time in their careers.

DeShon Elliott and Patrick Queen will wear a different jersey for the first time in the AFC North clash, drawing plenty of commentary and attention for their Steelers debut in the rivalry. Some have ignored it and said it’s part of the NFL business. Others, like former Ravens linebacker Bart Scott, sent a stark warning about what Queen can expect in Week 11.

“Even though we hate the Steelers, we respect them, and we’ll never admit that out loud. But every once in a while you get a Judas. And Judas is Patrick Queen. He went over to the dark side. He wants to learn. He wants to mess up around and find out,” Scott said.

Queen has a strength in the middle of the Steelers defense, and is very aware of the importance of this game. Playing on the other side showed him the intensity, but that has grown this season with an opportunity to right a mistake he believes was made when Baltimore didn’t offer him a contract.

“I wasn’t wanted back,” Queen said. “I didn’t get an offer back. It’s definitely upsetting, being there for four years, the bond you grow with your teammates. At the end of the day, the first few months, you definitely go through those emotions. Now, after playing you just go by you just want to win with your teammates your new teammates everything you do is for the organization you’re in now like I said I want to have feelings, everybody in mine position would just take it one day at a time, and whatever happens, happens.”

This matchup comes with plenty of stories about the winner of the AFC North, two-star quarterbacks and dominant rushing games, and now a linebacker looking for revenge. Only time will tell if he gets it.

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