Steelers Daily News & Links: George Pickens Recreates NFL Draft Moment; Justin Fields Works on Footwork

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🏈 Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens recreated his NFL Draft moment after placing 16th in go kart race at Elite Week in Texas.

George Pickens recreated his NFL Draft moment after placing 16th in go kart race 💀 pic.twitter.com/l0CIa5xUW9

— G.O.A.T. Farm Sports (@GOATfarmmedia) July 12, 2024

🏈 George Pickens showed off his arm strength at Elite Week.

George Pickens taking a turn playing QB 🤣🎯 pic.twitter.com/TfOzAPOCbD

— G.O.A.T. Farm Sports (@GOATfarmmedia) July 11, 2024

🏈 Justin Fields did QB footwork drills with Jordan Love at Elite Week.

.@jordan3love and @justnfields putting in work with the season right around the corner ‼️

(via @GOATfarmmedia) pic.twitter.com/uksBkQcP6R

— NFL (@NFL) July 11, 2024

🏈 T.J. Watt had 36 QB knockdowns (sacks + QB hits) last yea. Only Nick Bosa had more (37).

🏈 Former Steelers tight end Heath Miller revealed on the Green Light podcast that it took him a long time to realize the crowd was yelling HEEEATH every time he caught the ball.

Heath Miller on how long it took for him to realize the crowd was yelling HEEEATH every time he caught the ball 😂 😂 pic.twitter.com/zqn7bUNvh0

— Green Light with Chris Long (@greenlight) July 11, 2024

🏈 Andrew Fillipponi of 93.7 The Fan thinks Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes is having a better rookie year than what Sidney Crosby and Ben Roethlisberger had.

Sidney Crosby had 102 points as a rookie.

Ben Roethlisberger won his 1st 15 starts.

Neither of them were as good as Paul Skenes.

— Andrew Fillipponi (@ThePoniExpress) July 11, 2024

🏈 Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, 84, peacefully passed away on Thursday in Oxford, Mississippi surrounded by family and friends. Kiffin is one of the sports biggest innovators on the defensive side of the ball. He was a mentor for many, including Mike Tomlin in Tampa.

🏈 Thursday marked the 39th anniversary of former Steelers linebacker Jack Lambert’s retirement.

On this day in 1985, Jack Lambert retired. pic.twitter.com/KFBrhJ74oq

— Steelers History (@SteelersHistory) July 11, 2024

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