Steelers zuversichtlich, dass Rookie Kaden Wetjen sich schnell an die NFL anpassen wird

Die Pittsburgh Steelers sind optimistisch, dass der in der vierten Runde gedraftete Kaden Wetjen den Sprung vom College zum Profi als Return-Spezialist reibungslos meistern wird. Special-Teams-Koordinator Danny Crossman betonte in jüngsten Kommentaren die Unterschiede zwischen den College- und NFL-Regeln. Von Wetjen, der am Iowa College herausragte, wird erwartet, dass er dazu beiträgt, die schwächelnden Return-Einheiten des Teams zu verbessern.

Danny Crossman, der Special-Teams-Koordinator der Steelers, erklärte gegenüber Reportern, dass Wetjen sich an die Regeln und die Art des Profispiels anpassen muss. „Das Profispiel unterscheidet sich deutlich vom College-Spiel“, sagte Crossman. Er wies darauf hin, dass der Rookie, wie jeder junge Spieler, schnell auf den neuesten Stand gebracht werden müsse.

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