Rookies never forget their first NFL start. For Keeanu Benton, it came when – and where – he least expected it. Sharing the story of his first official start for the Steelers in 2023, Benton says it came by surprise in more ways than one.
“They say the names before you go out,” Benton told The Money Down Podcast featuring former Wisconsin Badgers Warren Herring, James White, and Sojourn Shelton. “They like, Benton! ‘Wait, what?’ My nerves running. I run out. I’m shaking. When I get nervous, I throw up sometimes. Before games, I throw up.