Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Kenny Pickett, his rookie running back, showed "a lot of good things" in his preseason debut.
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Kenny Pickett, his rookie running back, showed "a lot of good things" in his preseason debut. The Steelers' quarterback competition is in full swing. Ben Roethlisberger, Landry Jones and Michael Vick all played well in their 11th regular-season games together, but they all also struggled with interceptions and fumbled too many times. Pittsburgh can breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that the team has three distinct ways of making plays with their weapons on the field. The Cleveland Browns' red-zone woes have been well-documented, but today they finally made a play in that strained territory. In the early going of the second quarter, Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph connected with rookie receiver J.J. Nelson for a 25-yard scoring pass to put the Steelers on the board. On second down, Rudolph found rookie running back Trey Williams for an 11-yard touchdown run to make it 14–0. The rookie helped put some pressure on Browns safety Jabrill...