Fan Co-Host Jim Colony's Steelers Training Camp Report
LATROBE (93-7 The FAN) - It had been a nice training camp – and a good day - for back-up safety and special team's captain Robert Golden until what would have been his second-to-last play of day Wednesday.
Golden went down with a leg injury that Coach Mike Tomlin termed "significant" as evidenced by Golden's reaction. He screamed about a dozen times while writhing in a great deal of pain. He was carted off.
With Sharmarko Thomas still sidelined, Golden had been getting all the first team reps and had made several plays today. First-year safety Alden Darby, who blew up Dri Archer in the red zone drills today, is next in line until Thomas can get on the field.
Otherwise, Archer made a few plays, hooking up with Ben Roethlisberger on a couple check-downs and was usually matched up against Ryan Shazier in running back/tight end-linebacker passing drills, which played to a draw.
Same for Le'Veon Bell and Lawrence Timmons. On a play Roethlisberger zipped a ball through Timmons' good coverage that somehow Bell still caught.
"That's okay Lawrence," Tomlin said. "He's pretty good."
Tight end Jesse James had two drops during that same practice period but is still having a nice camp.
The first-team offense beat the first-team defense in the final seconds of the two-minute drill when Roethlisberger hit Antonio Brown on a fourth down throw. With other wide receivers out, Darius Heyward-Bay and Cal U's C.J. Goodwin were Roethlisberger's other receivers. Roethlisberger also showed much more imagination than Peyton Manning's "Omaha" by hollering "Doritos," "Fritos," "Jaguar," and, at one point, "Black Siberia" while calling plays at the line.
Golson Could Have Surgery
Second-round pick Senquez Golson and the Steelers are awaiting results of an MRI done last week to see if Golson will be able to play or if he is done for the year.
Golson said he wasn't exactly sure when the shoulder injury happened, but it was during off-season team OTAs or in mini-camp practices, and Golson said he just fought through the pain.
"It's frustrating, but I'm learning," Golson said. "I've learned the playbook. I'm learning split-formations, different things like that, still getting better every day."
Golson said he can do everything he needs to do to get ready except for tackling. The rookie says he's trying to stay positive, as it's a new position he's in.
"I've had minor tweaks of hamstrings in college, but nothing like this that got me sidelined."
Steelers Add Receiver
After some impressive moments in camp, injured rookie receiver Eli Rogers was waived today, and the team signed rookie receiver and returner Kenzel Doe. The former Wisconsin four-year letterman went undrafted and was at practice wearing number 82.
