Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward watches drills during NFL football training camp session in Latrobe. Ward is recovering from off-season hand surgery and did not practice. (AP photo) |
LATROBE (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers continued a flurry of activity by releasing veteran offensive tackle Flozell Adams early Friday morning. The 36-year-old Adams became expendable after free agent linemen Willie Colon and Jonathan Scott were re-signed.
Colon and Scott, along with the cornerback Ike Taylor and kicker Shaun Suisham, can’t practice until next week, though the Steelers received a boost on Friday when first-round pick Cameron Heyward signed and participated in a rain-shortened practice.
The team’s third-round pick, cornerback Curtis Brown, signed late Friday, meaning all seven draft picks will be in camp this weekend.
The rookies will try and help lead the Steelers back to the Super Bowl. The loss to the Packers has hung with Ben Roethlisberger for months. Even his wedding last week to Ashley Harlan, a physician assistant, hasn’t made him forget about his disappointment in Dallas.
“We can’t dwell on the past,” he said. “We have to focus on the future and what’s to come.”
Colon and Scott, along with the cornerback Ike Taylor and kicker Shaun Suisham, can’t practice until next week, though the Steelers received a boost on Friday when first-round pick Cameron Heyward signed and participated in a rain-shortened practice.
The team’s third-round pick, cornerback Curtis Brown, signed late Friday, meaning all seven draft picks will be in camp this weekend.
The rookies will try and help lead the Steelers back to the Super Bowl. The loss to the Packers has hung with Ben Roethlisberger for months. Even his wedding last week to Ashley Harlan, a physician assistant, hasn’t made him forget about his disappointment in Dallas.
“We can’t dwell on the past,” he said. “We have to focus on the future and what’s to come.”
