Pittsburgh Steelers suffering loss after loss in second week of training camp

The Pittsburgh Steelers are going through injury troubles as they enter their second week of training camp at Saint Vincent College.

It was a great start for the Steelers, as rookies were impressing, the team was joking, and training camp was a friendly and fun as it could be. But like always, there’s a point where going from no contact to playing football causes problems.

After losing Ramon Foster for 4-5 weeks to a knee injury on Saturday, the team faced a number of losses on Sunday.

Outside linebacker, T.J. Watt (hamstring), free safety Sean Davis (groin), tight end Vance McDonald (foot), wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (undisclosed) and undrafted rookie linebacker Ola Adeniyi (undisclosed), all left practice Sunday.

This the price many teams pay this time of the year. With lighter work in OTAs and mini camp, training camp brings the first full football experience to the field. After six months of training without full contact, many player’s bodies need time to adjust, causing early injuries.

The Steelers are down a number of guys, as they also lost Morgan Burnett to a hamstring injury. He’s yet to hit the field during training camp, leaving plenty of opportunity for rookie Terrell Edmunds.

With no further details on the Steelers’ list of injuries, expect some new faces in first-team reps during Week 2. Mike Tomlin was unable to give much on the situation, telling media he is unaware of the level of these injuries. 

"“I don’t know the severity of these,” Tomlin said. “Such is life this time of the year.”"

Assuming none of these injuries are long-term, the Steelers should begin to see these players back on the field by the end of the week, or beginning of next week. With only ten days remaining before the team’s first playoff game, they’ll hope to have all of these young players ready to go for their first exhibition game of the year.