Continuing our day that I’ve largely arbitrarily chosen to call #FilmRoomFriday, I’m going to take another look at Pittsburgh Steelers second-year defensive end L.T. Walton, who ever since Cameron Heyward’s injury has had to take on a far more prominent role in the defense. Further injuries since then have only strengthened the team’s need for him to play, and to be reliable.
Walton was a sixth-round draft pick during the 2015 NFL Draft, and was largely considered an afterthought. During his rookie training camp, there was some lively debate as to whether or not he would even make the 53-man roster, and he spent every game in which there was not an injury along the defensive line on the inactive list.