Daily News & Links: Justin Fields Trains with Chase Claypool; UConn Coach Rips Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers QB Justin Fields
Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields in a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Nov. 9, 2021. -- Ed Thompson / Steelers Now

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? Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields was training with former Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool in South Florida. The two were teammates in Chicago.

? UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley threw a playful jab at the Steelers on the Pat McAfee Show. He told Tone Digs, “For you with the Steelers helmet..If you have two QBs you don’t have one.” Hurley is from Jersey City but somehow is a Cincinnati Bengals fan.

? Mel Blount Youth Home All-Star Celebrity Roast will honor Bill Cowher, former Steelers Head Coach and Hall of Famer at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh on April 12.

? Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette https://twitter.com/BrianBatko/status/1775508553626800374″>revealed

some of the stars that will be at Troy Polamalu’s charity celebrity flag football game in May at Acrisure Stadium. Bill Cowher, Mike Tomlin, James Harrison, Ike Taylor, Kurt Angle, Patrick Fabian (Howard Hamlin) and Sal from Impractical Jokers are some the key names that will be at the fundraiser for the Neighborhood Resilience Project.

? Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward talked about the addition of linebacker Patrick Queen on the Rich Eisen Show.

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