PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin made the call to switch the team’s training camp practices from the morning in 2024 back to their usual spot in the afternoon at 1:55 p.m. That means during the day’s heat, the Steelers will be out on the exposed practice fields at Saint Vincent College.

They're doing so without one of the roster's star players, T.J. Watt, who is holding out in an effort to secure a new contract from Pittsburgh. Mike Tomlin spoke to media earlier in the week and conveyed he wasn't surprised by Watt's absence,

When the Pittsburgh Steelers opened minicamp this week, newly signed quarterback Aaron Rodgers was there but one prominent member of the team’s defense wasn’t. Star pass-rusher T.J. Watt is arguably the most important player on the Steelers’ roster,