According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Pittsburgh Steelers had a very interesting tryout candidate recently in British rugby star Tom Burgess.
Tom Burgess’ tryout tour, part 4: the Pittsburgh Steelers. The British rugby star drawing interest from multiple NFL teams.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 9, 2015
According to some quick research, Burgess reportedly measures in at roughly 6’5”, 264 pounds and if those numbers are indeed correct, he is built like a tight end. More specifically, he’s built like New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski.