**PITTSBURGH --** The Steelers would love to see [Payton Wilson](https://www.pennlive.com/steelers/2025/05/promising-steelers-linebacker-makes-big-changes-to-find-superstar-leap.html) become the team’s next star on defense, but he must embrace some areas of growth.
Inside linebackers coach [Scott McCurley](https://www.pennlive.com/steelers/2025/02/pittsburgh-steelers-interview-former-dallas-cowboys-coach-for-new-role.html) believes that improvement comes from understanding the run game at a deeper level, especially with the bulkier frame Wilson now carries at 243 pounds.