Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomlin likes to point out the challenges of players trying to “jump on a moving train” in the middle of training camp, the preseason and even during the season.
This year, due to a number of injuries defensively, a handful of guys had to do just that for the Steelers. One player in particular, linebacker Mykal Walker, was the first man up and had to move fast to get on the moving train after the Steelers lost linebackers Cole Holcomb and Kwon Alexander to season-ending injuries in back-to-back weeks.
It was a tough task going from the practice squad to the lineup in roughly 10 days, but Walker gives a lot of credit to Steelers’ inside linebackers coach Aaron Curry for helping him get up to speed and adjust to the Steelers’ system.