Steelers Daily News & Links: T.J. Watt Praises Russell Wilson’s Leadership; Cam Heyward Bobblehead

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Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward at training camp on Aug 1, 2024. -- Ed Thompson / Steelers Now

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? Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt praised quarterback Russell Wilson’s leadership skills during an interview with Kay Adams on Up & Adams.

“When you see (Russ) come in the building you don’t know if what you’ve seen online is real… but he’s been so consistent … hasn’t gotten too high or too low, that’s what you wanna see,” Watt said of Wilson.

Wilson received a lot of flak in Denver for reportedly not being a good teammate. Nothing of such has been showcased in Pittsburgh.

? FOCO revealed a Cam Heyward 2023 Man of the Year bobblehead.

 

? It was family day at training camp on Sunday. Mike Tomlin posted a photo on Instagram of him with his wife and daughter. 

? Steelers quarterback Justin Fields explained the process of deciding when to run. 

“Coach T and Arthur (Smith) never want to take away my instincts as far as running goes. We have a dual-threat quarterback in our division that’s very good at running, too, so it’s always good to give the defense that work,” Fields said.

? Steel City Star did a new game-to-go 1972 Browns at Steelers video. For the first time ever, the broadcast featured footage synced with radio call.

https://twitter.com/steelcitystar/status/1820198291989999984

? Steelers wide receiver Zach Azzanni gave a shoutout to George Pickens and Van Jefferson on X.

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