Just came across this.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...lers-training-camp-week-2-stock-report/page/2
Green has been one of the surprise standouts of training camp, doing enough in practices to warrant him getting reps with the first-team defense. Steelers Depot's Jon Ledyard was particularly impressed with Green's work against the run on Wednesday, and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Chris Adamski noted Green got the starting snap at outside linebacker during first-team 11-on-11s on Wednesday as well.
Shayon Green isn't the only Steelers outside linebacker who has had a good training camp thus far. Their 2015 sixth-round pick, Anthony Chickillo, has also managed to turn a few heads.
Chickillo, a collegiate defensive end with only marginal pass-rushing experience, seemed to be a long-shot to make the Steelers roster at first. But, now 30 pounds lighter and looking like a far quicker study than initially anticipated, it looks like the Steelers might be in good shape when it comes to their outside linebacker depth.
How well is Chickillo doing? Head coach Mike Tomlin said Chickillo is doing "good work" when asked last week by columnist Jim Wexell, something completely out of character for the coach to say about any rookie at this point in the summer.
Tomlin was also quite fired up when Chickillo would take part on the backs-on-backers drills, yelling, "Chickillo is up!" whenever it was his turn. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Mark Kaboly and Chris Adamski wrote last week that, "Chickillo continues to be a player you can't help but notice during training camp," adding, "Chickillo showed versatility by dropping into coverage and, after the ball was not thrown his way, he displayed good pursuit in chasing a receiver down the middle of the field for a tackle," as well as "easily beat[ing] a tight end off the edge while pass-rushing."
Chickillo may prove to be one of the biggest surprises of the Steelers' draft class and training camp, though more about his talents will be revealed once he takes the field on Sunday in the Hall of Fame Game against the Minnesota Vikings.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...lers-training-camp-week-2-stock-report/page/2
Green has been one of the surprise standouts of training camp, doing enough in practices to warrant him getting reps with the first-team defense. Steelers Depot's Jon Ledyard was particularly impressed with Green's work against the run on Wednesday, and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Chris Adamski noted Green got the starting snap at outside linebacker during first-team 11-on-11s on Wednesday as well.
Shayon Green isn't the only Steelers outside linebacker who has had a good training camp thus far. Their 2015 sixth-round pick, Anthony Chickillo, has also managed to turn a few heads.
Chickillo, a collegiate defensive end with only marginal pass-rushing experience, seemed to be a long-shot to make the Steelers roster at first. But, now 30 pounds lighter and looking like a far quicker study than initially anticipated, it looks like the Steelers might be in good shape when it comes to their outside linebacker depth.
How well is Chickillo doing? Head coach Mike Tomlin said Chickillo is doing "good work" when asked last week by columnist Jim Wexell, something completely out of character for the coach to say about any rookie at this point in the summer.
Tomlin was also quite fired up when Chickillo would take part on the backs-on-backers drills, yelling, "Chickillo is up!" whenever it was his turn. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Mark Kaboly and Chris Adamski wrote last week that, "Chickillo continues to be a player you can't help but notice during training camp," adding, "Chickillo showed versatility by dropping into coverage and, after the ball was not thrown his way, he displayed good pursuit in chasing a receiver down the middle of the field for a tackle," as well as "easily beat[ing] a tight end off the edge while pass-rushing."
Chickillo may prove to be one of the biggest surprises of the Steelers' draft class and training camp, though more about his talents will be revealed once he takes the field on Sunday in the Hall of Fame Game against the Minnesota Vikings.
