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See the full story · 1 sourcesCHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 21: Patrick Queen #6 of the Pittsburgh Steelers looks on during a NFL Preseason 2025 game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on August 21, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Logan Bowles/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Practice No. 1 of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp has come and gone, and the Mike McCarthy era is one step closer to officially beginning when the Steelers host the Atlanta Falcons in Week 1.
While the offense was, and will continue to be, what fans tend to have more interest in with McCarthy running the show, the defense will also look much different than in did under Mike Tomlin and Teryl Austin. Speaking with the media following practice, Patrick Queen applauded the unit and the confidence they have.
‘We’re confident,“ Queen said via Chris Adamski . ”Everything we went over in OTAs all the way through now, everything is about details. We all feel like we’re on one page with everything. There’s a lot of communication going on. Still a lot to improve on, but it was a good Day One.“
The Steelers are already showing more diversity than it showed under Austin and Tomlin’s direction. T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith, and Nick Herbig all moved around to different alignments along the defensive line, and all three were on the field together at different points during team drills. Pittsburgh will take the field for the first time on August 11 agains the Green Bay Packers to kickoff preseason play.
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