The touchdowns. The big plays. The cheers from the crowd. That’s what every NFL receiver dreams of. At his best, former Pittsburgh Steelers WR Markus Wheaton made those plays. But his career was unfortunately defined more by injuries than receptions. The glory of playing football is gone. The injuries? They remain.
Opening up in a candid interview on the Road Less Traveled podcast last month, Wheaton discussed a difficult NFL career he’s still feeling the impacts of.
“Too many to count,” Wheaton said when asked by host Tiffany Rosenbaum how many injuries he suffered. “Too many to count.