State of the Steelers: Losers from training camp
Despite coming away from camp with glowing praise, the Pittsburgh Steelers have a few players that wish they could have a do-over. One of the hardest parts about professional football, some of these names may find themselves outside of Pittsburgh in a little over a week's time. With that in mind, here are the Steelers […]
Despite coming away from camp with glowing praise, the Pittsburgh Steelers have a few players that wish they could have a do-over.
One of the hardest parts about professional football, some of these names may find themselves outside of Pittsburgh in a little over a week's time.
With that in mind, here are the Steelers leaving Latrobe with a decrease in stock:
Hakeem Butler
Butler looked like the promising draft prospect he was lauded as during the reimagination of this year's XFL. Unfortunately, that couldn't carry over to training camp with the Steelers.
I was hopeful his size and catch radius would allocate him a spot on the roster, but Butler had repeated issues with catching the ball. He even made Coach Tomlin utter "Routine plays routinely," during practice, surely leaving him in the doghouse.
Kendrick Green
What started out as a promising resurgence for his career, turned into a question of whether or not Green will stick around. He was used as a fullback throughout camp, adding a fun, but useful addition to the offense.
But that seemingly came at the cost of his day job, with Green now having as many turnovers thanks to bad snaps as preseason games played this year.
The Steelers may be forced to keep him around so they have an extra center but don't be surprised if he's not a part of the team come September.
Rookies
It's hard to call any of the rookies losers due to their play on the field, but if they were hoping to earn a starting role in their inaugural season, they better adjust their wishes.
Broderick Jones is the only one of the first five picks that struggled more than he shined, but I expect him to come around as he gains more experience in and NFL environment.
Najee Harris
Harris wasn't featured very much throughout camp or the preseason, and is currently in the midst of a discussion on whether or not he or Jaylen Warren should be the staring back.
An asinine narrative in my opinion, I believe Pittsburgh has been playing it smart with Harris, and I expect him to have a big year three, especially given the fact he's not dealing with the foot injury that many seem to forget he had for most of 2022.
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