Rookies and first year players hit the practice field yesterday at Pittsburgh Steelers rookie minicamp. It always seems like the start of a new era when we are able to see the newest draft class suit up in those yellow and white practice jerseys for the very first time.
Burt Lauten – the Pittsburgh Steelers director of Communications – recently tweeted out a list of each jersey number the 2019 rookies will be wearing (at least temporarily) for the Steelers this year:
#Steelers 2019 Rookie Minicamp (May 10-12) numerical roster is attached. Jersey numbers for rookies at minicamp are subject to change (at a later date).
— Burt Lauten (@SteelersPRBurt) May 10, 2019
*Devin Bush (#55) is the only confirmed number for the team's rookie class. pic.twitter.com/vNUZjQgNTS
Steelers 10th overall pick, Devin Bush (55), was reportedly leading the charge already in camp. The 20-year old was said to have been calling the plays on defense yesterday.
Here is a link to 114 rookie minicamp photo’s from yesterday at Steelers.com.
Notes:
Photo 49: Not that he ever did to begin with, but Northern Illinois edge rusher, Sutton Smith, looks 100 percent like a linebacker now.
Photos 90, 103, 104: 2019 7th round draft choice, Derwin Gray, looks significantly trimmer than he did in college.
Photo 99: Running back, Benny Snell, teased the number 26 on social media shortly after he was selected. He’s currently wearing 24, though.
Photos 108, 112: The Steelers gave away Antonio Brown’s number 84 to Undrafted rookie tight end, Milan Richard.
Schedule:
Rookie minicamp: The Steelers will continue offseason workouts at rookie minicamp through May, 13th.
OTAs: Pittsburgh will begin offseason training activities (OTAs) on May 21st and run all the way to June 6th. There is no live contact during OTAs.
All-player minicamp: The Steelers will conclude offseason activities with a three-day minicamp for all players that runs from June 11th to the 13th.