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Which Steelers stood out and which fell flat at training camp?
Thursday the Pittsburgh Steelers wrapped up training camp at Latrobe and returned to the comfy confines of Pittsburgh for the remainder of the preseason.
The Steelers trimmed their roster to 85 on Tuesday.
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced a handful of roster moves on Tuesday to get their training camp roster trimmed down to the required 85 players by the first deadline.
Who is the bets option to start for the Steelers this season?
Right now, the Pittsburgh Steelers have three candidates for the starting quarterback job. Mitch Trubisky, Mason Rudolph and Kenny Pickett are all working hard at training camp to impress the coaches but all three guys have positives and negatives to putting them on the field. Here are our pros and cons for each candidate.
The Steelers have invested heavily into the offensive side of the football.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have made big changes to the offensive side of the football this offseason and we are finally seeing it during practices at training camp. Which positional units are better and which aren’t? Here’s our stock report.
The Steelers get another defensive lineman back on Monday.
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According to ESPN NFL reporter Brooke Pryor, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Tyson Alualu has been activated from the Physically Unable to Perform list. Alualu has spent all of training camp on the PUP list.
Alualu is entering his sixth season with the Steelers and looking to bounce back after only playing in two games in 2021 before going on IR. Alualu has been a valuable rotational player for Pittsburgh since coming over from the Jacksonville Jaguars but has only started 10 times in six seasons.
The Steelers have bolstered the depth along the defensive line this offseason. Alualu is listed as the team’s starting nose tackle on the depth chart right now but guys like Chris Wormley and Larr Ogunjobi should see a heavy workload.
Biggest news from the Steelers recent transaction: DL Tyson Alualu is off the PUP list
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) August 8, 2022
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The Steelers announced a practice change for Monday.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers announced via their social media that Monday’s training camp practice was being moved to Latrobe Memorial Stadium as opposed to Saint Vincent College and would be open to the public.
Pittsburgh had to cancel Their Friday Night Lights practice Latrobe Memorial Stadium due to weather last friday, this is a nice way to pay it back to fans with an open practice in the stadium.
According to the team, practice is scheduled to begin at 1:55 PM and tickets are not required so get down to the stadium and enjoy some Steelers football
Monday’s #SteelersCamp practice has been moved from @MySaintVincent to Latrobe Memorial Stadium.
Practice is open to the public and is scheduled to begin at 1:55 PM. Tickets are not required for entry.
The campus at Saint Vincent College is closed to the public.
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) August 8, 2022
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Which defensive positional units are better and which are worse this offseason?
Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers have had a few weeks of training camp, let’s do a little stock up/stock down for the defensive positional units.
Najee Harris has missed a week with a foot injury.
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Pittsburgh Steelers franchise running back Najee Harris has missed a week of training camp practice with an injured foot. Given how the Steelers have gone all-in on Harris as the workhorse back since drafting him in the first round in 2021, this isn’t ideal.
But his absence does give the Steelers coaches an opportunity to get a closer look at those guys behind Harris to see what they have.
Harris’ primary backup this season appears to once again be Benny Snell Jr. Snell doesn’t offer much in terms of a unique skill set or any real dynamic playmaking but he has the confidence of the coaches for better or worse.
“It’s been pretty frustrating,” Harris said after practice last week. “There’s a lot of other guys who get to come in here and get to see their skill sets. It’s a blessing in disguise in a way. Not to get hurt, but to see other younger guys get reps.”
The guy who can benefit the most from this is rookie Jaylen Warren. He’s been the most impressive back at camp not named Najee Harris. The former Oklahoma State Cowboy plays with excellent vision and balance and adds some punch in terms of quickness through the hole. He’s a flow and cutback type of runner who pairs will with the power of Harris.
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The Steelers got two starters back on Thursday at training camp.
The Pittsburgh Steelers put the pads back on for Thursday’s training camp practice and the team got a pair of starters back in the fold. Here are five big takeaways from practice.
Johnson’s contract extension puts the offense back together before the start of the preseason.
On Thursday, the Pittsburgh Steelers reached an agreement with wide receiver Diontae Johnson on a two-year contract extension worth up to $39.5 million with incentives and keeps him on the team through the 2024 season. This is huge for Johnson and the Steelers in an offseason of big contracts. Here are our big takeaways.
