Welcome to the Terrible Tate Committee Podcast,

Steelers Nation, what's on our mind.

I'm Josh Carney.

Training camp is a little under a month away

for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Very soon, players will be coming down the hill off to Chucknell Field for the first practice

at St. Vincent College in Laitrobe, signaling the return of NFL football. That's incredibly exciting. The off season, it's almost over, but for now we still have a month to go.

Knowing that, I wanted to look at the player that I believe is under the most pressure entering training camp for the black and gold.

No, it's not Russell Wilson or Justin Fields.

It's not Naji Harris or even Patrick Queen. For me? It's Cameron Hayward.

Stick with me here. Hayward has made some waves this off season, sitting out O-TAs, making it clear he wants a new contract,

still believes he's a top five player at his position, and, well, he wants to play three more seasons. He's coming off of an

injury marred season in 2023 though and is entering the final year of his

contract. He's said and done a lot this off season, which has put him under the

spotlight and created some backlash. When healthy, Hayward is as dominant as they come.

Right now, though, there seems to be some doubt regarding Hayward's abilities,

which seems rather absurd.

So, he's under pressure to perform right away, alleviate some of those doubts and concerns, and show he's the same hayward he's always been, which is an all pro in a future Hall of Famer. If he does that, hopefully he gets the

extension he rightly deserves from this franchise. Right now though, he's the guy

under the most pressure for the Steelers entering training camp,

at least for my vantage point.

All eyes will be on 97.

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