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Cowher likes ILB’s resilience

When Bill Cowher was coaching the Steelers, it was never the Hall of Famer’s style to heap praise on rookies, especially before they even took the field.

But in his current role as an analyst on the NFL on CBS, the same doesn’t always apply.

And that is exactly the case when it comes to Steelers third round pick Payton Wilson, the linebacker from Cowher’s alma mater, North Carolina State.

Cowher has naturally followed Wilson’s career by default while watching the Wolfpack, meeting him personally when he went to games over the last few years. And he

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