With the Steelers inside hours of going to coaching camp, one of many crew’s veteran gamers will not be coming with them. Trey Edmunds, a operating again / particular crew contributor who has spent the final 4 seasons with the crew, has been launched, according to ESPN.
This marks the fifth time Edmunds has been launched / given up by the Steelers. Within the earlier three offseason, Edmunds was launched on the finish of retirement after failing to make the crew’s preliminary 53-man roster, however was signed on for the coaching squad the following day.
Edmunds’ launch opens up a spot within the Steelers depth rating, as NFL groups can have 90-man rosters to begin coaching camp. That quantity have to be decreased to 85 gamers by August 16, then to 80 gamers by August 23, and to 53 gamers by 4 p.m. ET on August 30.
The Steelers backfield is at the moment led by Najee Harris, who broke franchise rookie data for quick yards and all-purpose yards final season. Benny Snell, a 2019 fourth spherical choose, and Anthony McFarland, a 2020 fourth spherical choose, are anticipated to compete to be Harris’ major backup. Unrecruited rookies Mataeo Durant and Jaylen Warren are additionally vying to compete for a spot on the 53-man roster or coaching squad.
A non-draft rookie who performed collegially at Virginia Tech, Edmunds spent his rookie season with the Saints (showing in every of the crew’s 16 common season video games) earlier than becoming a member of the Steelers in 2018. In 2019, Edmunds joined the crew. crashed 92 yards on 22 carries with a median of 4.2 yards per transport. He additionally captured six of the seven targets for 48 yards. In week 10 of that season, his interception in particular groups thwarted the Rams’ false subject purpose try as he helped Pittsburgh document a 17-12 win.
Edmunds is the massive brother of Steelers robust safety Terrell Edmunds. The brothers had been considered one of 4 brotherly duets who had been teammates of the Steelers. The opposite three are TJ and Derek Watt, Cam and Connor Heyward, and Carlos and Khalil Davis.
After a two-year hiatus, the Steelers are returning to Saint Vincent Faculty in Latrobe, Pennsylvania to carry a coaching camp. Pittsburgh has a number of intriguing place battles to control, notably within the quarterback place after Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement in January.