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Wilson gets first work in at camp

The Associated Press LATROBE — Russell Wilson stepped up under center, barking out the play call. He took a snap and turned to his left to hand it off to reserve running back Aaron Shampklin, then backpedaled quickly so as to remove himself from the play. It was as nondescript as any 11-on-11 rep over the five practices completed so far during this Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, and it was a routine football maneuver Wilson had executed countless times over the past two decades. But for Wilson and the Steelers, the sequence was a milestone: Wilson’s first live team rep as ...

Receiver hoping to step into leadership role this year

By Dan Scifo The Associated Press LATROBE — Wide receiver George Pickens is finding new ways to establish himself as a leader in his third season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pickens was touched to present 18-year-old Cole Walker with season tickets following a recent training camp ...

QB Wilson held out of practices

By Wes Crosby The Associated Press LATROBE — Russell Wilson missed the early portion of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp with a minor calf issue. The nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback is considered day-to-day. He was injured pushing a sled during a conditioning run on Wednesday after ...

Heyward wants to be a Steeler forever

By Wes Crosby The Associated Press LATROBE — Cam Heyward said Thursday he wants to retire with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 35-year-old defensive tackle also understands it’s likely not his call. “It’s my goal, yeah. Not everybody thinks like that,” Heyward said after the ...

Steelers’ Harris talks RBs on first day of summer camp

The Associated Press LATROBE — Najee Harris has heard the modern orthodoxy that running backs are as unimportant as they have ever been in the NFL. He has the associated lack of contract security beyond this season to prove it. But for everyone who tells him running backs are no longer ...

Jets’ Rodgers, Steelers’ Wilson among stars with something to prove this NFL season

NEW YORK — Aaron Rodgers knows all eyes are on him. That’s nothing new for the four-time NFL MVP. But the 40-year-old New York Jets quarterback enters this season, his 20th in the league, with plenty to prove after missing all but four snaps last year because of a torn Achilles tendon. “I think if I don’t do what I know I’m capable of doing, we’re all probably going to be out of here,” Rodgers said of the lofty expectations on him and the Jets, who are trying to end the NFL’s longest active playoff drought at 13 seasons. “I like that kind of pressure, though,” ...