Green Bay Packers linebacker Eric Wilson has been in the NFL for eight seasons. He’s absolutely a veteran, but he’s in no way been a big-name veteran.
The linebacker out of Cincinnati has undoubtedly been a solid role player throughout his career, though, and there’s no shame in that. Against the Houston Texans on Sunday, though, Wilson flashed more than just role-player skill.
He was all over the field in Green Bay’s 24-22 win over the Texans, ironically one of his former teams. Even more impressive than his play, though, was the fact that Wilson was tasked with relaying the defense’s play calls when starter Quay Walker was knocked out of the game after a concussion…