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The Pittsburgh Steelers are back at it again as they prepare for Week 2 of the NFL preseason at Heinz Field against the Detroit Lions next Saturday. Sunday morning the Steelers are holding a closed practice with only media in attendance. Although thre may be limited reports along with no shows from Steelers Live, we will be compiling as much information as to what is going on at practice as we possibly can.
Check out the information below as the players continue their preparation for the 2021 season. If any additional information or reports become available, they will be updated below.
Interesting that there are a number of players coming onto the field without pads. But the offensive linemen out here have pads on -- Finney, Hassenauer, Haeg.
— Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 15, 2021
Joe Schobert has arrived at Heinz Field for his first Steelers practice. He is chatting with DC Keith Butler as the players mill around before practice begins.
— Ray Fittipaldo (@rayfitt1) August 15, 2021
Trai Turner is back today. It does not look like Antoine Brooks will be practicing.
— Ray Fittipaldo (@rayfitt1) August 15, 2021
No sign of rookie center Kendrick Green. J.C. Hassenauer is taking first-team reps at center (he's listed as first string on the depth chart). Rest of OL consists of Okorafor, Dotson, Turner and Banner.
— Joe Rutter (@tribjoerutter) August 15, 2021
Kendrick Green wasn't here yesterday. I asked and Mike Tomlin said he had been given the day off for personal reasons. He's not here again today.
— Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 15, 2021
It looks like Stephon Tuitt is starting to ramp things up a little bit today. Doing more position-oriented work.
— Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 15, 2021
Minkah Fitzpatrick is trying to distract punt returners by throwing a medicine ball at their feet after they catch the ball.
— Joe Rutter (@tribjoerutter) August 15, 2021
#️⃣4️⃣5️⃣ for @TheSchoGoesOn53 pic.twitter.com/18ZQJNNQ3H
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) August 15, 2021
Looks like Ray-Ray McCloud and and James Washington are both back today.
— Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 15, 2021
Joe Schobert is on the field and getting his first taste of individual drills with ILB coach Jerry Olsavsky.
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) August 15, 2021
Scheduled to talk to Schobert after today’s practice.
Snell and Ballage look like they'll be back as full goes today.
— Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 15, 2021
Antoine Brooks still out. Maulet is the nickel
— Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 15, 2021
Okorafor, Dotson, Hassenauer, Turner and Banner the line for Seven Shots
— Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 15, 2021
Schobert is in with the starters in 7 shots.
— Ray Fittipaldo (@rayfitt1) August 15, 2021
Roethlisberger pass to Freiermuth broken up by Edmunds. Edmunds also breaks up the second pass intended for Freiermuth.
— Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 15, 2021
Third pass is a TD to Johnson from Roethlisberger
— Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 15, 2021
Rudolph gets Marsh to jump offside. Completes his pass to White, but Killebrew forces him out of bounds without getting both feet down. Second pass to Tyler Simmons goes incomplete.
— Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 15, 2021
Haskins TD to Bussey. Denmark in coverage? That seems to be a theme. Identify who Denmark is "covering" and throw it to him. They do the same thing on the next play, as well.
— Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 15, 2021
Defense wins 7 shots 4-3. Roethlisberger started 0-2, then hit Diontae Johnson short to score on the third rep.
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) August 15, 2021
Haskins went 2/2 with TDs to Rico Bussey both times.
ILBs were the last group to get to 7 shots. Rest of team was almost set up when ILBs ran from the opposite end zone to get in the drill. Jerry O squeezing in every second he can with Schobert.
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) August 15, 2021
Kalen Ballage was in 7 shots. First time he’s been in a team period since he had a lowe body injury in HOF game
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) August 15, 2021
Joe Schobert looks fluid and intelligent in coverage. And you can see Bush has a little extra pep in his step, too.
— Nick Farabaugh (@Nick_Farabaugh) August 15, 2021
Benny Snell just made a competitive catch vs Cassius Marsh. Mike Tomlin really liked the effort from both sides.
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) August 15, 2021
The Steelers aren't messing around with Schobert. First 11-on-11 drills, he's in there next to Devin Bush.
— Dale Lolley (@dlolley_pgh) August 15, 2021
OL for first 11-on-11:
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) August 15, 2021
LT Okorafor, LG Dotson, C Hassenauer, RG Turner, RT Banner
Robert Spillane and Buddy Johnson are the ILBs with the second-team defense.
— Ray Fittipaldo (@rayfitt1) August 15, 2021
Matt Canada just put Zach Banner in motion. The big man is *thriving*
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) August 15, 2021
Arthur Maulet was a finger tip away from an interception blowing up a screen. He just did a standing backflip on the field
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) August 15, 2021
Another scrum just broke out in team. It’s been a little quiet for a few practices, so I guess the Steelers were due. I think Dan Moore Jr was involved but couldn’t see beyond that
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) August 15, 2021
Another scrap at the line. Again, Dan Moore Jr looked to be in the middle of it. He’s got the edge the OL has been looking for, that’s for sure.
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) August 15, 2021
Josh Dobbs just hit Sexton for about a 60 yard TD.
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) August 15, 2021
Dobbs with two deep completions to Mathew Sexton, with Stephen Denmark getting beaten in coverage both times. Something is rotten in ...
— Joe Rutter (@tribjoerutter) August 15, 2021
Don’t care who’s getting tired of reading this, but every ball out of Dwayne Haskins’ right hand ends up where it should. He’s having quite the camp. On all levels.
— Dejan Kovacevic (@Dejan_Kovacevic) August 15, 2021
Trainer John Norwig checking on Pat Freiermuth after he exits a team period with apparent shoulder discomfort.
— Ray Fittipaldo (@rayfitt1) August 15, 2021
Freiermuth now back in the same team period.
— Ray Fittipaldo (@rayfitt1) August 15, 2021
Haskins, working with the 1s, rebounded from back-to-back incompletions to Smith-Schuster to complete three straight throws and finish the two-minute drill with a TD to Claypool.
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) August 15, 2021
Mason Rudolph now going through the 2 min drill with the 2s.
Lookin' , @TheSchoGoesOn53 pic.twitter.com/51PY5ctTpx
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) August 15, 2021
Mason Rudolph gets the ball to Cody White at the 1 with 15 seconds left.
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) August 15, 2021
After a timeout, Rudolph lofts a high ball to Baugh, incomplete.
2nd pass, broken up. 3rd, he completes to Anthony Johnson for the TD
Catch the Steelers Live Training Camp Wrap Up below:
.@missi_matthews & @DVEMike talk about the @steelers addition of @TheSchoGoesOn53, his first practice in Black & Gold and more on Training Camp Wrap Up, presented by @UPMCHealthPlan. pic.twitter.com/53fqD4esCY
— Steelers Live (@SteelersLive) August 15, 2021
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