Lots of buzz came out around draft time regarding Payton Wilson’s apparent lack of an ACL, but the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie linebacker doesn’t know where that came from.
“I don’t have a clue,” Wilson said via Steelers.com Friday when asked about reports regarding him not having an ACL. “So when I went to the [NFL Scouting] Combine, that was the first time I heard of it. I haven’t had problems with my knee since 2018. I’ve been blowing and going for a long time now with what they call a bum knee. But in my head it’s just, I mean, I’ve been playing like this for so long, like it doesn’t bother me.