Rookie minicamp isn’t till subsequent weekend, however that isn’t stopping a few the latest members of the Pittsburgh Steelers from hanging round within the metropolis upfront. The Steelers’ fourth- and sixth-round picks, Will Howard and Jack Sawyer, are each in attendance at in the present day’s Pirates sport at PNC Park towards the San Diego Padres, in keeping with Pittsburgh Submit-Gazette’s Noah Hiles on X.
Each of these gamers have been pivotal to the Ohio State Buckeyes’ championship run within the School Soccer Playoffs final yr, and they’re bringing that pedigree to the Steelers’ roster.
Sadly they don’t have a lot to observe in the present day with the Pirates trailing by 4 getting into the ultimate two innings, but it surely’s all the time enjoyable to see the latest Steelers embracing town. In flip, town will embrace them.
Reflecting again to Ben Roethlisberger’s recommendation to Howard final Tuesday on his Footbahlin podcast, amongst many different issues, he mentioned he’d wish to see Howard present as much as town early and begin to ingratiate himself to the followers. He mentioned that assist from followers can result in transfer confidence and finally confidence might help a quarterback carry out higher.
I’ve no clue if Howard noticed Roethlisberger’s recommendation. I’d wager that he most likely did. Regardless, he’s following the playbook up to now by spending further time in Pittsburgh and making some public appearances.
Howard mentioned throughout his media availability on the 2025 NFL Scouting Mix that he desires to point out groups that he will be the face of the franchise for whoever drafts him. As a sixth-round choose, the chances are stacked towards him, however the stress is low and expertise finally rises to the highest within the meritocracy of the NFL.
Minicamp subsequent week ought to give loads of alternatives to get to know extra about Howard, and I’d think about he’ll communicate to the media a few times all through that course of.
Let’s simply hope the Buccos don’t give the 2 neset Steelers the mistaken impression of what Pittsburgh is all about.
