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Kevin Colbert, Mike Tomlin On Hand At Michigan St. Pro Day

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Head Coach Mike Tomlin and Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert are in attendance for Michigan State’s Pro Day, according to Josh Katzenstein of the Detroit News.

Another reporter described Pittsburgh’s attendance as “all hands on deck”. The most notable prospect on the Steelers radar is CB Darqueze Dennard. Dennard measured a 36-inch vertical jump today. He also was marked at 11-2 on his broad jump. That number ties the longest broad jump at the combine, which was 11-2 by Lache Seastrunk.

Aside from Dennard, there are definitely other prospects that will draw the Steelers interest today. Safety Isaiah Lewis and LB Max Bullough to name a couple. Here is the list of other prospects who preformed for scouts today.

OLB Denicos Allen, OT Henry Conway, DE Denzel Drone, LB Kyler Elsworth, OT Fou Fonoti, OG Dan France, DL Tyler Hoover, QB Andrew Maxwell, PK Kevin Muma, DL Micajah Reynolds and OG Blake Treadwell.

Here’s a look at Darqueze Dennard doing drills for NFL scouts.

Mike Tomlin Fined $100,000 For Sideline Fiasco

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The NFL has announced it’s punishment for Mike Tomlin’s sideline incident. They’ve fined him $100,000. The league is also keeping further punishment on the table. Here’s what the NFL said in regards to that:

“a modification or forfeiture of draft choices will be considered after the final order of the 2014 draft has been determined.”

You read that correctly, they will consider penalizing the Steelers via the draft after the 2014 draft order has been determined. While this seems highly unlikely, it’s pretty astounding that the NFL would issue such a severe, and open ended punishment.

According to ESPN Stats and Info, Mike Tomlin’s $100,000 fine is 4th reported fine of $100K or larger given to an NFL coach. The only bigger fine was Belichick’s $500K fine for Spygate.

Here is Coach Tomlin’s statement regarding the punishment:

“As I stated yesterday, I take full responsibility for my actions, and I apologize for causing negative attention to the Pittsburgh Steelers organization. I accept the penalty that I received.

I will no longer address this issue as I am preparing for an important game this Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.”

[Audio] Mike Tomlin On SiriusXM NFL

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On Tuesdays during the regular season, Mike Tomlin makes a weekly appearance on SiriusXM NFL. During this week’s interview, he shares his thoughts on the roster downsizing process, coaching Ben, Dwyer getting cut, and more.

The interview starts off with Coach Tomlin responding to questions about making roster cuts and calls it ‘a bittersweet process.’

On offense, what were you most pleased with coming out of camp?

“Cohesion of the offensive line group and how they’re growing together…I like the growth and development of that group.” ‘I’m excited about the growth of that group and their demeanor during camp.’

Do you have to try and teach Ben to at times play for the next play?

“He’s been in this thing 10 years now. We don’t do a whole bunch of talking about that…Ben’s going to be Ben…More than anything, it’s a joy watching him do what it is he does.”

On Dwyer getting cut-

“We drafted Bell for obvious reasons…and he’s proved that he’s going to be a capable featured runner for us. Redman is a known commotity…

LaRod Stephens-Howling has shown a good aptitude of making things happen for us…specifically 3rd downs, he’s good at routes, great out of the backfield. Felix Jones quickly showed that 1st round pedigree.”

‘It’s not about what Dwyer did or didn’t do, but what other guys did. We just felt like we kept the very best players to create an opportunity for us to be successful.’

You can listen to the majority of the interview below:

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From Camp Cupcake To Camp Crack Down

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No one can forget the infamous “Camp Cupcake”. The playful nickname given to the training camp of 2009 by a national sports columnist who stopped in to camp for a few hours one day. The name stuck, because well…who doesn’t like cupcakes? This article isn’t about that training camp though, it’s about this one, and you can rest assured that the camp of 2013 won’t be garnering any such nicknames. This year Coach Tomlin is setting a tone. A tone that implies, “The battle for the AFC North starts in July!”.

Wednesday’s practice featured a live, full contact 11 on 11 drill. “That’s the first time we ever did that.”, said Larry Foote when asked about it after practice. The drill featured several run plays, some of which showed off Le’Veon Bell’s talents. On one play, Bell took a handoff to the left, but cut back to the right and turned it into a 30 yard gain. At the end of the play, Bell bulled over Curtis Brown according to Mark Kaboly.

On top of adding contact into practice, Tomlin is reportedly no longer allowing players to take golf carts to and from the locker rooms- another sign of a change in atmosphere this year. Coach Tomlin is also making changes in an effort to prevent injury. This year, he’s mandating that offensive linemen wear knee braces throughout camp. Speaking of linemen, I continue to hear that Mike Adams is doing well. Jim Wexell reports that he drove Woodley to the ground twice on Monday, and pancaked Ziggy Hood during Wednesday’s practice.

During team drills, Ben was said to be ‘real crisp’, connecting on several of his passes. Gradkowski made a nice connection to Plaxico Burress on a 55 yard TD pass. Shamarko Thomas bit hard on a play action fake, which contributed to the success of the play.

On Steelers live, Bob Labriola was singing the praises of OLB Alan Baxter, the rookie from Northern Ill. Baxter has been making an impression the past few days, and if he continues to do so (and shows prowess during special teams play), he could very well be in surprise contention for a roster spot. Definitely someone to keep an eye on.

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Coach Butler had the following to say about him on Tuesday:

“Alan’s a smart kid, and he’s been working hard. He obviously has some things to learn, but he’s made a few plays so far.”

On the injury front, DE Nick Williams sat out the end of practice with an unspecified knee injury. DeMarcus Van Dyke, Cortez Allen, and Terry Hawthorne did not participate.

4 Steelers To Start Training Camp On PUP List

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Coach Tomlin addressed the media in Latrobe today, and announced that the following players would start training camp on the PUP list: Heath Miller, Sean Spence, David Johnson, and Alameda Ta’amu. Heath Miller and Sean Spence come as no surprise obviously, but David Johnson and Alameda Ta’amu Continue reading →