This past Sunday’s game is not the first time unheralded Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Rodney Williams played the hero. In his first career game, he made a key tackle following a fumble on special teams that saved a touchdown—and then very nearly scored one himself later on a blocked punt.
That pales in comparison to the critical save that he made against the Green Bay Packers, which may be special teams coordinator Danny Smith’s new favorite play. After Smith was bowled over on the sideline, tearing his rotator cuff and unable to move, it was Williams who noticed his coach’s peril and ran over to drag him out of the growing scuffle between the two teams.