Cameron Heyward

Antonio Brown has another message for Le’Veon Bell

The Steelers don’t need to spend much time trying to persuade running back Le’Veon Bell to sign his franchise tender. Receiver Antonio Brown is doing the heavy lifting for them. After public comments that followed a private conversation that created the clear impression that Brown wants Bell to accept the pending $12.1 million offer and to be “committed to the cause,” Brown has taken to Twitter with a “let’s go”-style plea for the teammate Brown wants to see at training camp.

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  RB, WR or both? What Le'Veon Bell is really worth -- and who could pay it

  ESPN.com
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  Business of Football: The Steelers Should Secretly Want Le’Veon Bell to Hold Out

  Sports Illustrated

Coates to miss beginning of training camp after knee surgery

If it weren’t for bad luck, some guys would have no luck at all. That seems to be the situation Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Sammie Coates seems to find himself in. ESPN reporter Jeremy Fowler reported on Tuesday that Coates is going to miss the beginning of training camp and perhaps more after getting his knee scoped this offseason. Steelers wide receiver Sammie Coates will miss the start of training camp after undergoing a knee scope last week, according to a source. Coates, who suffered a knee injury while training in the offseason, is a candidate for the Physically Unable to Perform list but could return in mid-August, depending how the knee heals. Tough setback for a player eager to

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  Pouncey feeling better; Scott still hurt. As for Misi? Gase ‘confident’ linebacker will play again

  Miami Herald
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  Adam Gase doesn’t need to see Mike Pouncey in preseason

  ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports

538: "Ravens acquisition Jeremy Maclin will reshape the AFC"

Fivethirtyeight is an ESPN spinoff that focuses on analytical analysis. They recently published a piece entitled “Four Offseason Moves That Will Reshape the AFC,” which identifies one player per division who has the potential to alter the balance of power in the conference. Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jeremy Maclin was their selection in the AFC North: The numbers that stand out are Joe Flacco’s declining average yards per completion. It appears that Gary Kubiak’s hybrid West Coast scheme was not an ideal fit for the strong armed quarterback’s skillset once the coaching guru stopped calling the Ravens plays. A return to Cam Cameron’s preferred gameplan of smash mouth running combined with