The Pittsburgh Steelers have made a concerted effort to upgrade their wide receiver room the last two days. With Georgia wide receiver George Pickens on Friday and now Memphis receiver Calvin Austin III, the Steelers have essentially transformed the position into what could be something very fun to watch. While the former Tiger brings blazing 4.3 speed to the table, another potentially underrated attribute he possesses is his fearlessness.
New Steelers’ wide receiver coach Frisman Jackson noted that in his press conference right after the pick was made.
“I think they were playing Temple and I see him run across the middle, catch an in-route across the middle and he’s gonna get the crap hit out of him.