Levi Wallace’s football career is synonymous with the word adversity. He was a walk-on at Alabama. He was undrafted into the NFL. Despite climbing depth charts both in Tuscaloosa and in the NFL, Wallace hasn’t been the most noteworthy name among defensive backs in the game. That didn’t keep him from having one of the most productive seasons of his career in 2022, his first with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Even that effort was met with adversity.
As was reported during the season, by The Athletic’s Mike DeFabo in November 2022, Wallace was diagnosed with Bell’s palsy in October the day before the Steelers played the Philadelphia Eagles.