One of the most intriguing players in the Pittsburgh Steelers draft class is third-round pick Payton Wilson, who could play a role as Pittsburgh’s dime linebacker as a rookie. Inside linebackers coach Aaron Curry met with the media during day two of mandatory minicamp and praised Wilson for being a football junkie. Curry also said that Wilson’s speed reminds him of Bobby Wagner.
“Pre-draft, my note on him was he’s a football junkie. And he really is. He meets, he wants to be right, he takes constructive criticism properly. He wants all the answers. He’s gonna study tape on his own, he’s gonna come in with questions, he’ll spend all day in the building if you let him.