Posts By Alex Kozora
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ArticleDanny Smith On Steelers’ Roster Decision-Making: ‘If It Don’t Come From A Rooney, Colbert, Or Tomlin, It Don’t Mean A Damn Thing’
The old saying is to make the roster, you better impress the special teams coach. After all, he’s the one who decides...
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Teryl Austin Praises Tre Norwood’s Versatility, Compares Him To Cam Sutton
Cam Sutton won’t be able to keep his “Swiss Army Knife” role in 2021 like he had in 2019 and 2020. The...
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Danny Smith Jokes Steelers Will Use ‘Punter Sneak’ With 260 Pound Pressley Harvin III
Danny Smith has the solution to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ short-yardage running woes. Their rookie punter. Of course, Smith was being tongue-in-cheek about...
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Maintaining Speed Joe Haden’s Offseason Focus
Joe Haden isn’t a spring chicken anymore. He’s 32. And he knows a cornerback who can’t run is a cornerback who can’t...
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Film Room: Two Routes To Improve JuJu Smith-Schuster’s Downfield Ability (From The Slot)
JuJu Smith-Schuster wants to play on the outside more in 2021. What’s the benefit? The chance to increase his yards-per-catch, his overall...
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Joe Haden Surprised By Steven Nelson’s Release But Understands ‘It’s A Business’
Joe Haden will be starting opposite a different right cornerback this season. After forming a formidable pair with Steven Nelson in 2019...
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Most Important Part Of Steelers’ Spring Work? It’s Conditioning
I don’t know if it technically counts as Mike Tomlin’s annual “be in the best shape of your life” speech, maybe that’s...
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Benny Snell Still Mastering Details But Eddie Faulkner Loves His Physicality, Trustworthiness
Benny Snell Football™ will return for its third season in 2021. Running backs Coach Eddie Faulkner is excited to see it. Snell...
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QBs Coach Mike Sullivan On Dwayne Haskins: ‘He’s Shown Great Focus, Great Discipline’
Dwayne Haskins’ time with Washington clearly didn’t work out well. But new Pittsburgh Steelers’ QB coach Mike Sullivan doesn’t care about what...
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Lack Of Preseason Reps Hurt Anthony McFarland Last Year, Says His RBs Coach
The Pittsburgh Steelers got big contributions from several rookies last season. More than expected. Chase Claypool was fantastic, Alex Highsmith stepped up,...
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Matt Canada On Running Steelers’ Offense: ‘We’re Going To Do What Ben Wants To Do’
Matt Canada may have his ideal vision of how he wants to run an NFL offense. But every good coach has to...
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Chemistry Between Edmunds And Fitzpatrick ‘Growing Each Year’
Last week, Minkah Fitzpatrick talked up his chemistry with fellow starting safety Terrell Edmunds. This week, Edmunds is returning the compliment, citing...
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T.J. Watt Definitely Noticed The NFL Didn’t Call Holding Much In 2020
Assuming you turn on the Steelers’ every Sunday, I’m betting there were times last season where you shouted at your TV that...
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Study: What Kind Of Impact Will Rookie TE Pat Freiermuth Make?
Ever since the Pittsburgh Steelers made him the 55th pick of this year’s draft, I’ve tried to temper expectations for Pat Freiermuth’s...
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Though Not Motivated By DPOY Snubs, TJ Watt Looking To Add More Splash To His Stats
You’d think a guy with a league-leading 15 sacks last season would be content with the season he had and the plays...
