For WR Calvin Austin III, stepping into a stadium felt like a win, missing his entire rookie year with a foot injury that eventually required surgery. But he stole the show for what he did in Friday night’s preseason opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His explosive performance put him on CBS Sports’ list of Week One preseason winners, lumped in by author Cody Benjamin of one of the many young wide receivers who shined in the first week of action.
On Austin, here’s what Benjamin blurbed.
“The Steelers might also have an underrated deep threat in 2022 fourth-rounder Calvin Austin III, who snuck past the Buccaneers for a bomb of a touchdown.