Find yourself a partner who looks at you the way Pittsburgh Steelers rookie Payton Wilson looks at a football field. He just wants to run around smashing people and making plays—for a higher purpose, perhaps. And he finds empowerment from the injury setbacks he has faced, to an even greater love of the game.
“I’ve definitely had some injuries, but [I wanted to] just come back stronger and better and faster every single time,” Wilson told reporters on Friday during the first day of rookie minicamp practices via the team’s website. “My love for the game has grown so much because it’s been taken away from me.