“My mistake was that I didn’t really pay attention to my recovery,” Vasilevskiy said on Tuesday, three days after Tampa Bay was eliminated by Toronto in a first-round playoff series. (AP) - Andrei Vasilevskiy doesn’t know if the heavy workload over the past four seasons is to blame.īut the two-time Stanley Cup-winning Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender feels as if his body let him down in the second half of the season. Taking advantage of every opportunity to show the coaches his versatile skillset will.TAMPA, Fla. Being loved by fans won’t get him a spot on the 53-man roster. The mullet-sporting fullback noted how “emotional” it was to get the phone call from the Steelers after the 2023 draft, and he has everything to prove to the team this summer. Heyward, who dabbles in both tight end and fullback duties, has a slight advantage compared to Pottebaum having already gotten one year of experience under his belt.įor Pottebaum and any UDFAs, nothing will come easy. In the Steelers’ current running back room, the team will most likely give Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren the top two spots while Anthony McFarland battles for the last depth role.Ģ022 208th overall pick Connor Heyward is expected to handle some backfield work after a productive rookie year that saw him play in all 17 games Heyward finished with 151 receiving yards and one touchdown. In years past, Pittsburgh has rostered three running backs and one fullback. Steelers UDFA Monte Pottebaum has a strong shot at making the roster Just makes Pottebaum more of a fan-favorite, really. I was actually a Steelers fan growing up. “Great opportunity to learn from some guys that I’ve been watching growing up really. He told reporters of his lifelong Steelers fandom: Pottebaum went undrafted this year, but that’s not stopping him from achieving his dreams - which is playing for the Steelers, his favorite team growing up. The Iowa Hawkeyes product could slide onto his first NFL team playing fullback, as he possesses the hard-nosed traits of a strong blocker and has the potential to play a crucial role in facilitating the run game. The Pittsburgh Steelers recently have been working out undrafted free agent Monte Pottebaum, who has been a fan of the black-and-yellow since he was a child. He’s been rooting for Pittsburgh since he was a kid. UDFA Monte Pottebaum has that Steelers blood in him.
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