The Pittsburgh Steelers 14th of 18 training camp practices will get underway shortly at Saint Vincent College as the team looks to get back to work following their 23-21 preseason loss Friday night to the Jacksonville Jaguars. As usual, we will live blog all of news, notes and nuggets from Twitter for you throughout Sunday and that will be followed up by reports from Alex Kozora and Jon Ledyard. The evening will be capped off with yet another special edition podcast.
In case you missed the reports from Wednesday, here are a few links that will allow you to catch up quickly.
2015 Steelers Training Camp: Live Updates From Day 13 – Wednesday
Steelers 2015 Training Camp Diary: Day Thirteen
Steelers 2015 Training Camp Stock Report: Day 13 – Wednesday
Villanueva working on his kickslide as a right tackle after practice. #Steelers pic.twitter.com/ndOwwUsVTz
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Gradkowski was in team drills as the #2 QB but did not throw today. Easing him back in. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Practice ends as Boyd to Murphy is incomplete. Four of these bad boys left. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Edge rushers both got pushed up arc by Villy at RT, Van Dyk at left. Big collision behind QB. Villy shaken up for a min, stayed in.
— Jon Ledyard (@jledgePFS) August 16, 2015
Nice run by Chisholm. Van Dyk at LT.
— Jon Ledyard (@jledgePFS) August 16, 2015
All the backup tackles switching sides in OL/DL. And it shows. Understandably struggling. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Jarvis Jones rushing as the LOLB in OL/DL. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Gradkowski never saw Garvin dropping as hook defender in 7v7. Rifled one into LB's chest. Garvin dropped it,
— Jon Ledyard (@jledgePFS) August 16, 2015
Gradkowski just tossed one high over Sammie's head, Coates went up with one hand and reeled it in, toe tapped in bounds. I mean he went UP.
— Jon Ledyard (@jledgePFS) August 16, 2015
Ian Wild getting a lot of love from Tomlin today.
— Jon Ledyard (@jledgePFS) August 16, 2015
Assistant coach Rock Cartwright giving Jesse James an earful in special teams kick return drills.
— Jon Ledyard (@jledgePFS) August 16, 2015
They got James Harrison out here dropping deep into zone coverage, as if that’s going to scare a good QB #steelers
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) August 16, 2015
Heyward Bey not having a good day. Just dropped his second pass. The first was a perfect deep ball right in his breadbasket.
— Ray Fittipaldo (@rayfitt1) August 16, 2015
3rd down, no huddle drill. Hubbard at C, Villy at RT.
— Jon Ledyard (@jledgePFS) August 16, 2015
Dupree jumped offsides on 3rd and 5. Tomlin angry. Makes him do a lap.
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Tomlin steamed at defense for jumping off sides on a third and 5. Stops practice to address the point.
— Ray Fittipaldo (@rayfitt1) August 16, 2015
No huddle, third down series about to begin. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Boyd not having a good day. Holliman nearly jumped route, picked it off. Got a hand on it.
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Tomlin comes over to reporters on the sideline and said converted QB Tyler Murphy is starting to show some wideout traits.
— Ray Fittipaldo (@rayfitt1) August 16, 2015
Rotating Gay to the deep half several times. Acting as the safety.
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Ben's pass is high but Brown leaps and makes the grab on a skinny post. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Shayon Green failed to jump on loose football in ST kick block drills. Called out by coaches. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Wild working at ILB with all the team's injuries there.
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Second team line in. Villanueva again at RT. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Cam Thomas first team NT. No McLendon today. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Shamarko Thomas thought he had an angle on Le’Veon Bell at the line and then…cut, peace out #steelers
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) August 16, 2015
Bruce Gradkowski in at QB. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Mike Mitchell is in team drills.
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Nelson's jersey off. He's done for for the day. Walking off now. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Left shoulder for Nelson. Trainers still with him. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
David Nelson getting looked at. Looks like an arm injury. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Receivers showing off in practice. Even DHB high pointed one over Boykin down sideline. Beat Will Allen by five yards next rep, dropped it.
— Jon Ledyard (@jledgePFS) August 16, 2015
Darrius Heyward-Bey wide open. Darrius Heyward-Bey drop. This is my shocked face.
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Wheaton does similar to Cortez Allen, outstretching to make the grab.
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
David Nelson's first rep in one on one, burns Dangerfield down the sideline.
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Offenses goes 2 of 7 in Seven Shots (34 run, 3 pass to 81) Five incompletions (3 of them from 7)
— Chris Bradford (@BCTBradford) August 16, 2015
Spence busts up goal line pass to Spaeth
— Jon Ledyard (@jledgePFS) August 16, 2015
Second team line way different. Palmer, Wallace, Hubbard, Finney, Villanueva
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Cortez Allen breaks up slant in end zone to Antonio Brown. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Wild working w/ Olsovsky on getting low,driving through target. Simulating tackle with the sled. Just ILBs right now. Wild was LB in college
— Jon Ledyard (@jledgePFS) August 16, 2015
Example of it. #1 and #2 underneath, press and then sink to carry Y vertical. #Steelers pic.twitter.com/NrihwQRwpr
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
CBs working on pattern reading. Passing off underneath routes to carry vertical. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Mike Tomlin observing the TEs on the blocking sled. #Steelers pic.twitter.com/VXcn2HnbEt
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
John Mitchell still not happy with D-lime after Friday: "S%#is on all our faces." #steelers
— Chris Bradford (@BCTBradford) August 16, 2015
DB working on run defense in individuals. Setting the edge. Keep outside leverage. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
McLendon isn't dressed today either. Watching DL work on blocking sled.
— Jon Ledyard (@jledgePFS) August 16, 2015
Linemen working on get off, not jumping offsides. McCullers jumps early, Butler says "Take a lap,can't have dumb penalties."
— Jon Ledyard (@jledgePFS) August 16, 2015
Tyler Murphy still with the WRs. With Gradkowski back, Murphy is probably now a full time WR. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Ventrone doing some cutting, change of direction work. Feel like he has to be close to coming back. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Golden first player through cone drills, moving fine, looks unhindered.
— Jon Ledyard (@jledgePFS) August 16, 2015
Fan yells, "I love you James Harrison!" Willie Gay yells back, "Why don't you get him a ring then?!!"
— Jon Ledyard (@jledgePFS) August 16, 2015
Vince Williams doing some light jogging on the middle field. Good sign for him and that hammy. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Ramon Foster vocally leading the team in the stretch line. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Vince Williams and Ross Ventrone running hard now.
— Jon Ledyard (@jledgePFS) August 16, 2015
Returners have to throw ball in the air, catch the kick from the machine, then snag the original one. New twist. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Random practice note: the quarterbacks are taking turns holding with Greg Warren and Garrett Hartley.
— Missi Matthews (@missi_matthews) August 16, 2015
Archer, Wheaton, Bryant, Boykin, Doe in the return line. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Looks like Jordan Zumwalt and Vince Williams are in street clothes today. Don't see Timmons with starting D either.
— Jon Ledyard (@jledgePFS) August 16, 2015
Josh Harris and Ross Ventrone are out today. Harris injured his foot in Friday's game. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
You know it's a hot one when Mike Tomlin ditches the long sleeve shirt. Yellow T-shirt today. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Will Johnson on the jugs. Spaeth and Hamilton waiting behind him
— Jon Ledyard (@jledgePFS) August 16, 2015
Chris Hubbard working on snaps with Landry Jones prior to practice. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Daniel McCullers also dressed, as reported. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
Heath Miller and Matt Spaeth practicing today. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
The @Steelers announced QB Bruce Gradkowski has been activated from Active/PUP (Physically Unable to Perform) List. He will practice today
— Bob Labriola (@BobLabriola) August 16, 2015
Also, Robert Golden is dressed and expected to practice in a limited basis today. He is coming back from a knee injury.
— Bob Labriola (@BobLabriola) August 16, 2015
Another gorgeous day in Latrobe, PA. #Steelers pic.twitter.com/oWq2LvG9Xx
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 16, 2015
