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07-31-2012, 04:08 AM
July 30, 2012 11:53 pm
By Gerry Dulac / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
It seemed as if it were a simple enough running play, just another run to the left in an 11-on-11 scrimmage drill that allows hitting but no tackling.
And Chris Carter, an outside linebacker who is known more for his speed, took advantage of the hitting.
From his right outside position, Carter came charging through the line of scrimmage and took on the lineman headed toward him, 335-pound tackle Chris Scott.
Carter -- who came to camp weighing 246 pounds, 8 pounds heavier than he was as a rookie in 2011 -- gives away nearly 90 pounds to Scott. But that didn't stop him from taking on Scott with a thunderous hit and blowing up the running play, all but stopping Scott in his tracks.
His defensive teammates celebrated as if Carter just stopped Ray Rice on fourth-and-inches at the goal line. Even Coach Mike Tomlin let out a whoop.
That's what the coaches have been eager to see from Carter, a fifth-round draft choice in 2011 who was a pass-rushing defensive end at Fresno State. And they have been seeing it with increasing and pleasant regularity at training camp.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/steelers-linebacker-chris-carter-making-leaving-marks-646878/#ixzz22Bo9zvoO
By Gerry Dulac / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
It seemed as if it were a simple enough running play, just another run to the left in an 11-on-11 scrimmage drill that allows hitting but no tackling.
And Chris Carter, an outside linebacker who is known more for his speed, took advantage of the hitting.
From his right outside position, Carter came charging through the line of scrimmage and took on the lineman headed toward him, 335-pound tackle Chris Scott.
Carter -- who came to camp weighing 246 pounds, 8 pounds heavier than he was as a rookie in 2011 -- gives away nearly 90 pounds to Scott. But that didn't stop him from taking on Scott with a thunderous hit and blowing up the running play, all but stopping Scott in his tracks.
His defensive teammates celebrated as if Carter just stopped Ray Rice on fourth-and-inches at the goal line. Even Coach Mike Tomlin let out a whoop.
That's what the coaches have been eager to see from Carter, a fifth-round draft choice in 2011 who was a pass-rushing defensive end at Fresno State. And they have been seeing it with increasing and pleasant regularity at training camp.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/steelers-linebacker-chris-carter-making-leaving-marks-646878/#ixzz22Bo9zvoO