Film Room: Payton Wilson A Playmaking Machine In Season Opener

After a rough second season that saw him lose snaps down the stretch to lesser players, Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker Payton Wilson entered Year 3 feeling like a new player. Gone was the stress of making mistakes. Under new defensive coordinator Patrick Graham, Wilson felt freer throughout the summer. That led to a huge training camp and preseason that had teammates buzzing about the type of linebacker he was becoming, playing an aggressive, attacking style. That translated to the regular season as in Week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons as Wilson played like a man possessed. The former third-round pick…