Setorista sugere que Payton Wilson pode perder tempo de jogo em 2026

Ray Fittipaldo acredita que Payton Wilson pode ter seu tempo em campo reduzido no Pittsburgh Steelers na próxima temporada caso a equipe utilize seus três pass rushers simultaneamente.

O Pittsburgh Steelers renovou o contrato de Nick Herbig, sinalizando seu compromisso com um pass rush forte. Espera-se que T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith e Herbig disputem as vagas de titulares, com um esquema tático utilizando os três edge rushers provavelmente retornando em 2026. Fittipaldo afirmou durante uma participação no Pomp and Joe Show que Wilson provavelmente sairia de campo nessas situações para evitar desencontros de posicionamento. Ele observou que a defesa prefere confrontos entre jogadores de porte físico semelhante. Wilson entra em sua terceira temporada e mostrou força no jogo de passe, mas fragilidades contra o jogo terrestre. Patrick Queen permanece como o linebacker titular para todas as descidas, enquanto o histórico de lesões de Highsmith e o novo salário de Herbig podem influenciar a distribuição de snaps sob o comando do coordenador defensivo Patrick Graham.

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