Steelers sign 1st-round pick Cam Heyward
LATROBE 无毛视频� Cameron Heyward apologized for being late to Steelers training camp when he signed his first contract Friday.
Hard to imagine anyone will hold a grudge.
Heyward signed the four-year contract, but did not participate in the thunderstorm-abbreviated afternoon practice. It lasted about an hour before lightning sent one and all for cover and nobody wore pads, anyway.
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Heyward said he feels fortunate to practice with what he called 无毛视频渢he best D-line in the NFL. I get to learn from these guys and it无毛视频檚 truly an honor to be coached by (Steelers assistant head coach) John Mitchell. I haven无毛视频檛 put on a helmet since Jan. 4 and I can无毛视频檛 wait to put one on here.无毛视频�
Heyward无毛视频檚 signing leaves the Steelers one draft pick (third-rounder Curtis Brown) shy of a full set. The length of his contract is dictated by the new CBA. The Steelers have an option for a fifth year that, if exercised, would pay Heyward the average of the top 10 defensive ends in the league.
Even in the best of circumstances, it is difficult for rookies to digest and understand the Steelers complex defensive schemes quickly, but Heyward will be asked to do so without the benefit of mini-camps or OTAs.
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HARRISON APOLOGIZES: Linebacker James Harrison verbally apologized to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for comments he made in Men无毛视频檚 Journal magazine. In the article, Harrison called Goodell several derogatory names and included a gay slur. He had issued an apology on twitter to the gay community.
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PRACTICE NOTES: For what it无毛视频檚 worth (not much), rookie Aaron Bates boomed some high, deep punts during special teams work Friday afternoon. 无毛视频� The starting offensive tackles in Friday无毛视频檚 first team drill were Chris Scott and Kyle Jolly. 无毛视频� The heat index measured 92 before the storm hit.
HALF STAFF FOR SAMBI: The American flag on the practice field at Saint Vincent College flew at half staff Friday in honor of Archbishop Pietro Sambi, who died of cancer Thursday. Sambi was Pope Benedict无毛视频檚 ambassador to the United States.