Entering the NFL as an experienced defensive tackle in a scheme at Wisconsin that is pretty similar to the one the Pittsburgh Steelers use, second-round draft pick Keeanu Benton had a bit of a leg up on the rest of the rookies, at least from the standpoint of grasping and understanding the scheme and terminology.
That really only left the speed of the game and the physicality as the biggest hurdles for Benton when it came to adjusting to the NFL.
So far, through two weeks of training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Benton feels he’s done a pretty good job of acclimating to the speed of the game and the overall tempo.