Hargrave having outstanding camp
LATROBE 无毛视频� The tape says so. One of the men tasked with blocking him says to, too, and so does the leader of his unit, a man who normally prefers to calm media enthusiasm.
They all agree that Javon Hargrave is having an outstanding camp.
What does Hargrave think about it?
无毛视频淚 didn无毛视频檛 know that,无毛视频� said the Steelers nose tackle. 无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 just trying to work, man. Just trying to put plays together and get better every day.无毛视频�
Doesn无毛视频檛 Hargrave believe the hype?
无毛视频淎hhhh, I do,无毛视频� he said as he cracked a smile. 无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 one of the best years I无毛视频檝e had.无毛视频�
So, it无毛视频檚 true, because Hargrave might be his own harshest critic 无毛视频� if not for Cam Heyward, the veteran leader of the defensive line who无毛视频檚 not only a tough critic of younger players, he prefers to temper all media hype.
无毛视频淲hy would I temper that?无毛视频� Heyward asked. 无毛视频淗e无毛视频檚 improved, and he无毛视频檚 a big cohort for us. Whether it无毛视频檚 a run or pass, he无毛视频檚 definitely a force to be reckoned with. And with his flexibility we无毛视频檙e able to put him at different positions 无毛视频� and he无毛视频檚 dominating everyone.无毛视频�
That无毛视频檚 what they无毛视频檙e all saying. Left guard Ramon Foster has to block Hargrave when he moves off the nose to nickel tackle.
无毛视频淗e无毛视频檚 playing like he knows it无毛视频檚 his contract year,无毛视频� Foster said with a laugh. 无毛视频淣o, seriously, he无毛视频檚 looking Really. Damn. Good. Like, quicker. His lower body seems stronger. I think he无毛视频檚 getting to the point this year where people are going to have to notice him.无毛视频�
Foster reinforced that he was merely kidding about Hargrave being in salary drive, and that 无毛视频淗e无毛视频檚 gotten better every year.无毛视频� But it无毛视频檚 a nice coincidence for Hargrave无毛视频檚 bank account. He无毛视频檚 entering his fourth season and is a priority with the front office for an extension. Talks will begin with Hargrave and Sean Davis once the Steelers complete negotiations with Joe Haden.
On that front, Davis has missed almost all of camp with a dislocated finger, while Hargrave has been working in the trenches in a way that无毛视频檚 elicited raves from those who watch tape and have to block him.
无毛视频淗e无毛视频檚 had this one move that he无毛视频檚 been trying to perfect and he无毛视频檚 actually got it down,无毛视频� Foster said. 无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 glad he无毛视频檚 on our side.无毛视频�
Hargrave was a third-round draft choice in 2016 out of South Carolina State, where he compiled 37 career sacks 无毛视频� a ridiculous total for a 6-1 1/2, 309-pound nose tackle.
As a rookie, 无毛视频淲obble,无毛视频� as he was dubbed by Heyward, started 13 games, had 18 solo tackles, 2 sacks and 3 QB hits.
In 14 starts last season, his third, Hargrave had 32 solo tackles, 6.5 sacks and 8 QB hits. The 6.5 sacks is an unofficial Steelers record for a nose tackle 无毛视频� unofficial because cocked nose Joe Greene, officially a 4-3 tackle, had seasons of 11 and 9 sacks. We also can无毛视频檛 be certain that all of Hargrave无毛视频檚 sacks came from the nose. He did plenty of damage as a nickel tackle in a 4-man front last season, and will do even more of it this season.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 getting a lot of reps there this camp,无毛视频� said Hargrave, who explained why this is his best camp in this way:
无毛视频淚 just know what I无毛视频檓 doing,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淚 know my techniques and I just know where the ball无毛视频檚 going, I know what gap I need to be in. I just know how to make plays. I feel like I无毛视频檝e been here long enough. I无毛视频檓 pretty good at making plays, so I无毛视频檓 just working for that.无毛视频�
He agreed that his coming of age hasn无毛视频檛 been intentionally timed for a salary drive.
无毛视频淚t just feels right,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淏eing here for my fourth year, I无毛视频檝e just tried to grow every year. I really came here in the best shape I无毛视频檝e ever been in. That无毛视频檚 a lot to do with it, too.无毛视频�
Hargrave ran more this summer and checked in at 305 pounds. He无毛视频檚 one of the reasons this might be the fastest defense in his time here.
无毛视频淲e all can run, from the D-line all the way back to safety,无毛视频� Hargrave said. 无毛视频淚 just think everybody on our team is fast. Everybody on our defense can run a 4-something. I think we无毛视频檙e all fast, we all can get to the ball pretty quickly.无毛视频�
Even if one of the league无毛视频檚 fastest nose tackles is still called 无毛视频淲obble.无毛视频�
无毛视频淥f course that nickname无毛视频檚 stayed on,无毛视频� laughed Heyward. 无毛视频淗opefully we can make some money out of it.无毛视频�
Oh, he will. Hargrave无毛视频檚 getting paid, be certain of that.
Notes
A spate of in-practice injuries bedeviled the Steelers in their return to Saint Vincent College on Tuesday: Foster, LT Alejandro Villanueva, RBs James Conner and Ralph Webb, OLBs Bud Dupree and Sutton Smith, TE Trevor Wood and CB Justin Layne all left practice. 无毛视频淗opefully they won无毛视频檛 be out. Hopefully it无毛视频檒l be in the day-to-day variety,无毛视频� said Mike Tomlin. 无毛视频� With the OL injuries, and Maurkice Pouncey out from the onset of practice, the first-team OL in the 2-minute drill to end practice was (left to right) Jerald Hawkins, Matt Feiler, B.J. Finney, undrafted rookie Fred Johnson and Chuks Okorafor. Both the first and second-team defenses stopped the offenses quarterbacked by Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges. 无毛视频� OLB T.J. Watt participated in his first padded practice of the year and said 无毛视频淚 feel great无毛视频� and that the hamstring pull hasn无毛视频檛 hurt his fitness.