Through the first three weeks of the season, Pittsburgh Steelers third-year nose tackle Keeanu Benton found himself under heavy criticism.
He struggled against the run, getting pushed around far too easily. Benton also wasn’t generating much of a pass rush, either, leading to questions of if he should be benched for rookie fifth-round pick Yahya Black.
Benton heard all the noise and carried that with him over to Dublin, Ireland, for the Steelers’ Week 4 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings. That noise fueled him, and he had his best performance of the season, finishing with four tackles, 1.