Tag: Danny Smith

Steelers ST coordinator Danny Smith suffered torn rotator cuff in sideline dust-up

Danny Smith took the worst of that big hit on the sideline last week.

There was a near brawl at the end of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ win over the Green Bay Packers in Week 10. It was ignited when Packers offensive lineman Zach Tom took a cheap shot at Steelers safety Damontae Kazee out of bounds.

The hit did more than almost cause a brawl and even stir up Steelers kicker Chris Boswell. When Tom hit Kazee, he slung him into Pittsburgh special teams coordinator Danny Smith, causing him to suffer a torn rotator cuff.

Smith talked about the injury at the practice facility on Thursday. In his typical old codger persona, he played down tearing his rotator cuff in three places as he compared it to some of the other big hits he’s taken over the years.

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Pittsburgh Steelers RB James Conner tests positive for COVID-19

Conner and special teams coordinator Danny Smith have been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list after testing positive for the virus.

Moments after ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke the news that additional Steelers have tested positive for COVID-19, specific names were reported.

NFL Network’s Aditi Kinwahbala first reported Steelers running back James Conner tested positive. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette confirmed the second person is special teams coach Danny Smith.

The news comes the day after Pittsburgh placed defensive tackle Stephon Tuitt, defensive tackle Isaiah Buggs and offensive lineman Jerald Hawkins on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. Since Tuitt, Buggs and Hawkins were never reported as positive, it’s presumed they tested negative and were merely in close contact.

With the Steelers-Ravens game still three days out, if this is the end of the positive cases, the game should be on as scheduled on Tuesday. However, contact tracing is a lengthy process, and the result will inevitably mean players in close contact with Conner and Smith are placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

When tight end Vance McDonald tested positive, contact tracing landed quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, running back Jaylen Samuels, offensive lineman Jerald Hawkins and linebacker Vince Williams on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

If anything is working in Pittsburgh’s favor that the virus hasn’t spread, it’s that the team hasn’t practiced since Nov. 25.

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