The Steelers’ Markus Wheaton entered last week’s season opener in New England knowing he could be called upon to make big plays. With the Bill Belichick-Patriots famous for taking top players away from the offense, Wheaton was expected to pick up the load from a limited Antonio Brown.
While it didn’t unfold that way because Brown proved just how good he was with nine receptions, 133 yards and a score, Wheaton did collect 55 yards on three receptions. One of those was a brilliant, sideline catch in which he resembled a ballet dancer tip-toeing the sideline.
I’m starting to think that Markus Wheaton might just be emerging in a capacity where little was probably expected of him and that’s in the red zone.