Steelers end training camp in a way every team dreams of despite a major scare from Aaron Rodgers on the final day in Latrobe
So far so good.
It may be hard to believe, but the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2025 training camp is over.
The team had their final practice in Latrobe on Tuesday, and next up is a joint practice with the Bucs back in Pittsburgh.
And while the team has some bumps and bruises associated with play to use a Tomlinism, they made it through the 15 set of practices without a major injury, even when everyone held their breath with Aaron Rodgers on Tuesday…
Aaron Rodgers injures calf, avoids major injury on final day of camp
There was probably an audible gasp among the Steelers coaches and players on Tuesday when the pocket collapsed and a defensive lineman accidentally stepped on Aaron Rodgers, requiring him to seek attention from the trainers and receive a wrap over his calf-shin area.
Rodgers would go on to finish practice and it obviously was a mere cut or scrape from a cleat, but the words Aaron Rodgers and calf mix like oil and water. This is a player who missed all of 2023 and didn’t look like the same player until the back half of 2024 after suffering an Achilles tear.
“He just got stepped on. It was nothing any nothing of any significance. He finished his work,” said Mike Tomlin after practice.
But that’s the micro. In the macro, the Steelers avoided major injuries to every starter and key backup on the team. Isaac Seumalo returned from the NFI (non-football injury) list, and Joey Porter Jr. Jalen Ramsey, and Darius Slay were all in action today after dealing with various little dings.
There are only three players dealing with an injury that could be described as day-to-day or week-to-week. Will Howard with his hand, Alex Highsmith with his groin, and Calvin Austin III with an abdominal injury.
All of whom should be back in time for Week 1.
So it’s a collective sigh of relief from the Steelers and their fans. When you run a camp that is as demanding and physical as Steelers camp in Latrobe, there is a fine line. A line between conditioning and building up a callus, versus running down your players and building them up.
The Steelers toed that line perfectly a year after they lost their starting quarterback on day one.
A lesson learned in Pittsburgh.
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