Typically when it comes to the game of football, a wrestling background is believed to significantly help the big men up front on both sides of the football, that being offensive and defensive linemen. Leverage, hand placement and hand fighting are huge in wrestling, and all translate to the football field.
The Steelers have seemingly placed an emphasis on that wrestling background in the trenches in recent years. Just last year in the 2024 NFL Draft, center Zach Frazier, linebacker Payton Wilson and defensive lineman Logan Lee all had a wrestling background.
That helped Frazier and Wilson have strong rookie seasons and emerge as impact players for the Steelers.