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Faulker Expects Samuels To ‘Hit The Ground Running’ Upon Return From COVID List

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Samuels isn’t having his best training camp of his NFL career this year and that’s because he’s yet to participate in any practices at Heinz Field yet due to him being on the team’s Reserve/COVID-19 list. On Wednesday, Steelers running backs coach Eddie Faulkner was asked about Samuels during his press conference and specifically if he’s still able to communicate with the running back while he’s sidelined, the impact of the time he’s missed so far and if it’s better for the third-year North Carolina State product to miss time early in training camp as opposed to later.