The Pittsburgh Steelers have drafted a number of former wrestlers over the last couple years. C Zach Frazier, ILB Payton Wilson, and DL Logan Lee were all high school wrestling champs from the 2024 NFL Draft, and DT Keeanu Benton was a high school wrestler from last year’s draft as well. As it turns out, that was not by accident.
“One thing about wrestlers, and particularly heavyweight wrestlers, they’re uniquely conditioned for men their size. And I like big guys who like to run,” Tomlin said via NFL Network’s Inside Training Camp Live. “I like big guys who have natural conditioning.