As a seventh-round pick coming out of the University of Washington, Pittsburgh Steelers rookie linebacker Carson Bruener knew that special teams would be his path to the NFL roster.
So, he leaned on a key figure in the special teams room to help him improve.
That would be Steelers special teams captain Miles Killebrew. During training camp practices at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Bruener went out of his way to make sure he got reps against Killebrew. Ultimately, that led to Bruener making improvement, showing out with a big preseason game in Jacksonville on special teams, and earning a Steelers roster spot.