Daily News & Links: Russell Wilson Praises Calvin Austin III; Steelers Scouts Reportedly Love a QB Draft Prospect
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🏈 Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson gave wide receiver Calvin Austin III a ringing endorsement on the Pat McAfee Show.
“When you’ve got playmakers around you it always makes it fun,” Wilson said. “George Pickens is such a freak out there. Pat Freiermuth I thought had a great year. I think the biggest star to the season was Calvin Austin. His emergence and his work ethic. Those guys allow you to cook in a way.”
🏈 Russell Wilson also enjoyed the experience of training camp at St. Vincent College for the first time.
“It was such a special time being at Latrobe.. There’s so many things you can learn and I was able to spend a lot of time with the guys,” Wilson said on the Pat McAfee Show.
🏈 There are Steelers scouts who “love” Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe, according to Andrew Fillipponi of 93.7 The Fan. The scouts believe he’s a first-round talent and a potential franchise quarterback.
🏈 Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk said on 93.7 The Fan that he doesn’t expect any Steelers coaching changes. He believes if they were to going to happen. It would have happened by now.
🏈 On this day in 2006, the Steelers defeated the Denver Broncos, 34-17, in the AFC Championship Game at Mile High, sending the Steelers to Super Bowl XL in Detroit where running back Jerome Bettis was born and raised.
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