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stillers4me
06-07-2013, 05:36 PM
It's no secret that the Pittsburgh Steelers have question marks surrounding their depth at the tackle position heading into training camp, but one player who's trying to prove he's capable of filling a backup tackle role during the OTA sessions is Joe Long.

Long was originally signed by St. Louis Rams in 2012 as an undrafted free agent out of Wayne State where he started a school-record 49 straight games, all at left tackle. However, he was released by the Rams prior to the start of the season and stayed unemployed until the Steelers signed him to their practice squad in late November, where he stayed for the remainder of the season.

Long, whose older brother, Jake Long, played left tackle at Michigan and was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins, impressed the Steelers enough during his short time on the practice squad that the team decided to sign him to a futures contract following the conclusion of the 2012 season.

Through the first three weeks of the Steelers OTA sessions, Long has been given the opportunity to compete against Guy Whimper, who the Steelers signed to the roster several weeks ago, and he talked about the work he's getting in practice earlier in the week with David Todd of ESPN 970 Radio...........

Read more @ http://www.steelersdepot.com/2013/06/steelers-joe-long-ota-depth-chart-2013/