The Pittsburgh Steelers put the pads on to open Wednesday’s practice, leading into a big divisional game against the Cincinnati Bengals. It worked once last week when they sported the armor heading into Sunday’s victory over the Atlanta Falcons. It worked so well, they are hoping that it continues a theme.
“Last week we did a good job, we were in pads early on”, T.J. Watt told the gathered reporters in the locker room yesterday, according to the team’s website. “We were in pads early on this week.