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Mike Adams - T - Steelers

Steelers OTs Mike Adams and Marcus Gilbert will compete for the starting left tackle job.

Adams, the No. 56 overall pick last year, started six games at right tackle as a rookie and gave up seven sacks. Gilbert, entering his third season, also started six games at right tackle. Both players finished the season on injured reserve with ankle injuries. Free agent Max Starks isn't expected to be re-signed, and the loser of the competition will stick on the right side.
Related: Marcus Gilbert
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
May 21 - 8:55 AM
Troy Polamalu - DB - Steelers

Steelers SS Troy Polamalu is reportedly in his best shape since his days at USC.

The Steelers kick off OTAs on Tuesday. Polamalu missed nine games with a lingering calf injury last season, and the team needs him to be on the field more this year. Three of the Steelers' starting four defensive backs -- Polamalu, FS Ryan Clark, and RCB Ike Taylor -- are all over the age of 32.
Source: Mark Kaboly on Twitter
May 20 - 8:29 PM
Vince Williams - LB - Steelers

Steelers signed sixth-round ILB Vince Williams to a four-year contract.

A physical thumper at inside linebacker, Williams is viewed as a potential long-term heir apparent to Larry Foote. As a rookie, Williams will try to carve out a role on special teams, assuming he makes the final 53-man roster.
Source: Ed Bouchette on Twitter
May 20 - 2:43 PM
Markus Wheaton - WR - Steelers

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette anticipates third-round WR Markus Wheaton entering camp behind the "learning curve" because Oregon State's late graduation will keep him away from the Steelers until June 14.

NFL rules prohibit players who haven't graduated from college from participating in full-squad offseason workouts until they do. Wheaton did take part in rookie camp, but he'll essentially miss all of OTA season. It's a reminder that Wheaton isn't a serious candidate to compete for a starting job as a rookie.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May 19 - 1:16 PM
Shamarko Thomas - DB - Steelers

Steelers agreed to terms with No. 111 overall pick S Shamarko Thomas on a four-year contract.

Thomas is expected to learn at the foot of Ryan Clark for one year before pushing for a starting job in 2014. He proved he can hit at Syracuse, racking up 16.5 tackles for a loss, four sacks and four forced fumbles. The question is if Thomas can cover. Clark is entering a contract year and will turn 34 in October.
Source: Gerry Dulac on Twitter
May 16 - 10:22 AM
Guy Whimper - T - Steelers

Steelers signed OT Guy Whimper, formerly of the Jaguars.

They added UDFA LB Terence Garvin, as well. Whimper, 30, shouldn't be in the league anymore. Pro Football Focus charged Whimper with a league-high 14 sacks allowed in 2011, and he graded out 74th-of-80 qualifying offensive tackles last season in Jacksonville. He'll compete for a roster spot in camp.
Related: Jaguars
May 6 - 2:06 PM
Terry Hawthorne - DB - Steelers

Steelers DBs coach Carnell Lake believes sixth-round CB Terry Hawthorne has "all the physical tools."

"What I like about Terry is that he has a lot of upside potential that I see in him," Lake said. "He is big. He is fast. He doesn't mind tackling, and he can play press coverage well, kind of in the same way as an Ike Taylor." The Steelers clearly believe Hawthorne has starting potential, but his biggest 2013 impact should come on special teams.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May 6 - 8:57 AM
LaMarr Woodley - LB - Steelers

After allegedly falling out of shape during the 2012 season, OLB LaMarr Woodley said he's "getting after it" in the Steelers' offseason conditioning program.

"I've been training since the middle of February," he said. Woodley has missed nine games over the past two seasons and registered just four sacks across 13 appearances last year. The Steelers need more out of him. They can field a special pass-rush duo along with rookie Jarvis Jones if Woodley gets in shape.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May 5 - 9:46 AM
Sean Spence - LB - Steelers

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin disputed LBs coach Keith Butler's assessment of ILB Sean Spence (knee surgery) and expects Spence to make "a complete recovery."

Spence is recovering from a torn ACL and LCL, dislocated knee, and nerve damage behind the knee. He'll spend 2013 on injured reserve, and try to come back in 2014. Tomlin is more optimistic than Butler about Spence's future.
Source: Bob Labriola on Twitter
May 4 - 12:39 PM
Shamarko Thomas - DB - Steelers

The Steelers are expected to use fourth-round pick Shamarko Thomas as Ryan Clark's backup free safety as a rookie.

The Steelers are talking up Thomas as a Bob Sanders-type of player. "He's not the biggest kid, but he certainly doesn't play that way," GM Kevin Colbert said of Thomas, who goes 5-foot-9, 213 but runs 4.42. "He leaves it on the field." Clark is entering his age-34 season and his contract expires in 2014.
Related: Ryan Clark
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May 3 - 1:36 PM
Markus Wheaton - WR - Steelers

Steelers OC Todd Haley called No. 79 overall pick WR Markus Wheaton a "versatile, good, polished player," and hinted that he may line up all over the field.

"This guy has played the slot a bunch when he wasn't outside," Haley said. "He is a little wider base, a little more running back. He was in the slot. He was in the backfield. That tells us he's a smart guy. Any time a coach feels comfortable moving a guy around a bunch like that, that's good." Antonio Brown and Emmanuel Sanders will be the starters on the outside, but Wheaton should see significant snaps in the slot. If Heath Miller isn't ready for Week 1, we can expect Haley to run a lot of three-wide sets.
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
May 3 - 9:11 AM
Emmanuel Sanders - WR - Steelers

Emmanuel Sanders hopes to sign a long-term contract with the Steelers.

"I love the Pittsburgh Steelers," he said. "I want to be a Pittsburgh Steeler. I'm happy that I'm still a Pittsburgh Steeler. Hopefully we can work out a long-term deal, and I can be a Steeler for my entire career." In a perfect world, the Steelers would extend Sanders and lower his $2.5 million cap number, but they aren't allowed to reduce his 2013 salary after matching the Patriots' RFA offer sheet. Not a realistic candidate for the franchise tag, there's a pretty good chance Sanders reaches the open market in 2014.
Source: ESPN.com
May 1 - 3:20 PM
Le'Veon Bell - RB - Steelers

In addition to praising his three-down ability, Steelers OC Todd Haley talked up No. 48 overall pick Le'Veon Bell as a workhorse runner.

Bell may be the "safest" of all this year's rookie running back fantasy picks because he will play in the passing game, has a healthy track record, and is a lock for a major year-one role. "Eddie George physical traits," Haley said of Bell. "... He looks like a workhorse back. He's not a guy that you'd shy away from giving it to him 30 times a game." Bell will be an immediate fantasy RB2.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May 1 - 2:57 PM
Isaac Redman - RB - Steelers

The Post-Gazette believes Isaac Redman is ahead of Jonathan Dwyer right now.

Dwyer was reportedly placed on the trade block right after the Steelers took Michigan State workhorse Le'Veon Bell in the second round. Redman, a long-time favorite of coach Mike Tomlin, appears likely to stick as the early-down backup. Known at one time by the nickname "Red Zone," Redman has scored just five rushing touchdowns over his three NFL seasons.
Related: Jonathan Dwyer
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May 1 - 10:33 AM
Le'Veon Bell - RB - Steelers

Steelers OC Todd Haley referred to second-round RB Le'Veon Bell as a "three-down back, which is a big thing for us."

Despite weighing in at 230 pounds, Bell is excellent in the passing game. Over his final two seasons at Michigan State, he totaled 67 catches for 434 yards with one touchdown. Already locked in as the starter, Bell has a realistic shot at every-down duties as a rookie. Isaac Redman, LaRod Stephens-Howling and Jonathan Dwyer are simply battling for scraps.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May 1 - 10:26 AM

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