Pittsburgh Steelers rookie ILB Payton Wilson already had Teryl Austin talking about a defensive role for him in OTAs. The team’s defensive coordinator indicated he could play in the nickel defense, which is something that suits his skill set. But according to Wilson, what the coaches saw in the spring is nothing compared to where he is now.
“From now since OTAs, it’s a world of difference”, Wilson told reporters yesterday, via the team’s YouTube channel. “I think in OTAs and minicamp I wasn’t able to be myself because I wasn’t playing freely because I didn’t know the defense how I wanted to.