If the Pittsburgh Steelers hit on linebacker Payton Wilson, the rest of the NFL will kick themselves for passing him up. With talent never in question, the Steelers felt comfortable enough with Wilson’s shaky medical history to stop his draft fall late in the third round. A team that’s gotten comfortable assuming medical risks, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gerry Dulac says Wilson could be tremendous value.
“If there were any questions about him medically, they would’ve passed on him,” Dulac said during a recent appearance on the Rich Eisen Show. “And to get him where they got him, to me, I think as I said, potentially the biggest steal to draft.