The Terrible Podcast — Talking Steelers First Day Of OTAs, Draft In Pittsburgh, Cam Heyward Extension Example & More

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The Terrible Podcast

Football, Sports

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2024

⏱️ 94 minutes

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May 22, 2024 - Season 14, Episode 135 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Wednesday episode, Alex Kozora and I get right to talking about everything relevant to come out of Pittsburgh Steelers first day of OTA practices for 2024 that took place on Tuesday. The Steelers made a few more transactions on Tuesday so Alex and I recap the one signing and one waiving that took place. We also go over the signing bonuses that were given to the team's five undrafted free agents now that those amounts are known. We then go over all that Steelers HC Mike Tomlin had to say on Tuesday and that includes his answers to questions about DT Cameron Heyward skipping OTAs and the team not picking up the fifth-year option on RB Najee Harris. New Steelers quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Justin Fields both had media sessions on Tuesday, so we go over what both had to say. We also talk about Harris not talking to the media at the start of OTAs. Steelers T Dan Moore Jr. also made a few interesting comments on Tuesday, so we parse those during this show. We also talk about the latest health updates on CB Cory Trice Jr. and ILB Cole Holcomb. It was announced on Wednesday morning that Pittsburgh will be hosting the 2026 NFL Draft, so Alex and I break that news during this show. After discussing what the extreme high side of a contract extension for Heyward might look like during the Monday episode, Alex and I then go over what the numbers would like if the veteran defensive tackle received no new money in 2024 as part of two additional years being added. We also remind everyone what the extensions that S Troy Polamalu and TE Heath Miller both looked like back in 2014. Alex and I go over what the motivation for Heyward would be if all he is looking for is two additional years being added to his contract with no new money in 2024 and no guaranteed money in future years. Alex and I both have finished studies related to the Steelers 2024 regular season schedule that was released last Wednesday so we go over our findings. Finally, we go over the latest news related to two NFL wide receivers that are not present for the start of OTAs with their respective teams. Several other minor topics not noted are also discussed in this 95-minute episode and we end it all by answering a few emails we have received from listeners. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the terrible podcast with your host from Stiller's Depot
0:06.1	dot com where you can find all your latest and greatest Steelers news.
0:10.5	It's Dave Bryan and Alex Kazura. Always lead. Talking Steelers. And now here's Dave and Alex. episode 135, fees day Brian, I'm Alex Kuzora, Steelers Depot.
0:35.8	com. Thanks for being back with us here this Wednesday Steelers Nation Day,
0:39.8	Pittsburgh as a full roster, almost full roster at least getting back on the practice field for the first day of O TAs on Tuesday.
0:47.0	And so we finally have plenty to talk about hearing quotes from Russell Wilson, Justin Fields, a smattering of players.
0:54.8	We have some roster moves to talk about, some signing some players that were waived,
0:59.1	draft news, some Hayward news, and so we are jam-packed today finally.
1:03.0	Yeah, we got it all to talk about today.
1:06.0	So should be a fun show.
1:07.5	We'll revisit some Cameron Hayward contract numbers, talk and kind of going on top of what we talked about the other day there so it should be a
1:19.3	pretty full show today and where would you like to start?
1:22.6	Let's start with the housekeeping in terms of some of the roster moves that were made yesterday.
1:26.9	Two of them, Pittsburgh signing, running back Jonathan Ward to a contract as part of their 90-man
1:31.7	roster, Ward a veteran who's with Tennessee, Arizona,
1:35.8	Unrafted for Asian a few years back
1:37.5	out of Central Michigan was part of the team's
1:40.2	three-day rookie mini camp about two weeks ago is one of those veteran exceptions like
1:44.4	Anthony Everett Averitt signs and now Ward joins him as some running back depth throughout training
1:49.8	camp he was a guy Ward was the number one player I I thought the quarter would be signed out of Rookie Mini Camp took a little bit longer but still in time for the first day of O TAs, which is really all that matters.
2:00.0	Obviously your top three looks pretty set in stone with Harris and Warren and
2:04.1	Patterson but I think you know Ward is a really quality number four number five type
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