In Week 3 of the 2023 season on Sunday Night Football, second-year Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receiver Calvin Austin III appeared to have his breakthrough moment in the NFL finally.
Austin, who missed his entire rookie season due to a foot injury, was healthy and back on the field early on in 2023. Right away, in the road win against the Las Vegas Raiders, he made his presence felt.
In the third offensive drive of the game for the Steelers on a 3rd and seven from the Pittsburgh 28-yard-line, Austin ran deep down the middle of the field, hauled in a bomb from quarterback Kenny Pickett, and raced home untouched for a 72-yard touchdown, tying the game at 7-7 with 6:12 left in the first quarter.