Steelers Daily: Players Back Diontae; Lamar Sets Deadline

The Pittsburgh Steelers players are backing Diontae Johnson in his hold in and Lamar Jackson set a drop-dead date in his contract negotiations with the Baltimore Ravens.

 Alan Saunders’ top Steelers Training Camp Takeaways from Thursday: Don’t count out Mason Rudolph as a legitimate contender to win the team’s quarterback battle. (+)

 The fans seemed to have turned on Diontae Johnson during his training camp hold-in, but the Steelers players are supporting him.

 Ben Roethlisberger clarified his “me-type attitude comments” and said he has no issues with Cam Heyward.

 Calvin Austin III’s speed put everyone on notice at training camp in the first full practice Tuesday.

 DeMarvin Leal spent the offseason training with boxing, and his new physique is impressing at camp.

 Injury Updates: TE Pat Freiermuth couldn’t finish practice on Wednesday with some lower-body tightness.

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 Lamar Jackson is taking a page out of the Steelers playbook. He said Thursday that he does not want to continue negotiations on a contract extension with the Baltimore Ravens after the start of the regular season.

 Old friend JuJu Smith-Schuster seems to be getting off to a strong start at Kansas City Chiefs training camp.

This angle >>> 😮‍💨 @TeamJuJu https://t.co/4wV1iYY0Yv pic.twitter.com/DbsBafxMhX

— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) July 29, 2022

 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fear center Ryan Jensen suffered a significant knee injury in camp on Thursday. The Steelers host the Bucs in Week 6.

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STEELERS SCHEDULE

 The team will have its third training camp practice of 2022 on Chuck Noll Field at St. Vincent College this afternoon at 1:55 p.m., and it is open to the public. The first four days of camp are non-contact, per the CBA. Players will be available to the media before and after, and Mike Tomlin will speak following practice. — Saunders, Carter, Farabaugh, Thompson

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