It was roughly a year ago that Pittsburgh Steelers WR Calvin Austin III suffered a foot injury that would keep him out of stadiums for the next year. He finally had the opportunity to make his NFL preseason debut on Friday night in a win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to which he was a significant contributor.
Though he didn’t run with the starters, the second-year wideout got a good amount of playing time later in the game and found success both on the ground and in the air. His first big play was a 17-yard gain on an end-around early in the second quarter that put the offense in field goal range.