Category: 2023 Steelers training camp

One of the biggest offseason additions for the Pittsburgh Steelers via free agency is nose tackle Breiden Fehoko. Fehoko came over from the Los Angeles Chargers and so this was his first time experiencing training camp at Latrobe.

Fehoko talked to the media on the team’s last day at Saint Vincent College and he gushed about the entire experience.

“I’m kinda sad we have to wrap this up in Latrobe but, man, it’s been such an awesome experience,” Fehoko said. “Everybody here has been just so amazing. This is probably one of the best experiences of my life.”

During training camp in Latrobe, players live together in the dorms and really use that opportunity to build those bonds you see when they get on the field together on Sunday. New Steelers cornerback Patrick Peterson also spoke very highly of his first Steelers training camp experience.

Fehoko and the rest of the Steelers take on the Buffalo Bills on Saturday in the team’s second preseason game. Fehoko figures to be an important part of the Steelers interior defensive lineman rotation thanks to his size and power.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers wrapped up training camp practices at Saint Vincent College on Thursday. This year’s camp has been high-energy, focused and positive in all facets. Pittsburgh has had no real issues during camp with players staying healthy and thanks to plenty of competition and exceptional effort.

But not every player has improved over the course of training camp. Some guys haven’t taken advantage of their opportunities while other players stepped up. With two preseason games left, we are going to offer up our first preseason stock report with an update coming after the Steelers play their last preseason game.

On Thursday, the Pittsburgh Steelers wrapped up their training camp at Saint Vincent College. The team will now take Friday off before welcoming the Buffalo Bills to Acrisure Stadium for Week Two of the NFL preseason.

All throughout training camp, Pittsburgh has gotten in good work at Latrobe and looks like a team ready to make a playoff run in 2023.

From start to finish at training camp, the Steelers offense has centered on the improvements in quarterback Kenny Pickett and his connection with wide receiver George Pickens. Defensively, the line of scrimmage has drawn all the attention with so much depth. Here are our takeaways from this final training camp practice.

When Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin addressed the media on Thursday, he was asked about running back Najee Harris and his lighter workload during training camp and the preseason.

Tomlin downplayed it noting that it wasn’t anything “earth-breaking or ground-shattering” about it but it was a curious statement in one sense. His insinuation that lightening his workload has anything to do with age is puzzling. Harris is only 25 years old and heading into his third season. Is this where we are as a league that running backs are getting old at 25 after two seasons?

The whole paradigm of the running back position has shifted in terms of contracts and this is sure to trickle down to the field as well. This season the Steelers shouldn’t have to put quite as much pressure on Harris with Jaylen Warren there as well. Nevertheless, no one will complain if Harris is fresh at the end of the season and can be an impact player in the playoffs.

Mike Tomlin says Najee Harris needed "less physical reps" this camp as he gets older.

"Nothing earth breaking or ground shattering about that," he says.

— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) August 17, 2023

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The Pittsburgh Steelers added offensive lineman Spencer Anderson late in the 2023 NFL draft and he’s already proven to be far more valuable than a seventh-round pick. One of the biggest things Anderson has shown is his ability to line up at multiple spots on both sides of the offense line.

If you have never played offensive line, it’s hard to describe how it feels to move from one side to the other but according to Anderson, offensive tackle Dan Moore Jr. has a great analogy.

“It’s kind of funny, he was telling me an analogy ‘It’s like wiping his butt with his left hand’,” Anderson said. “I was just thinking, I thought to myself if you break your right hand, if I break my right hand how would that be? My life would be miserable. Dan’s like ‘hats off to you’ because you know he kind of struggles with it.”

With so much uncertainty with guys like Kevin Dotson and Kendrick Green, the emergence of Anderson has been tremendous. In the team’s right preseason game, Anderson played right tackle as well as both guard spots and should get a good long look this week against the Buffalo Bills.

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After a day off, the Pittsburgh Steelers got back to work for one of the final three training camp practices at Saint Vincent College. Here are our takeaways from what was a spirited practice.