Steelers' Jarvis Jones knows the pressure is on

August 5, 2015 1
By Ed Bouchette / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette



"I’m learning the game a lot more mentally than I was," Jarvis Jones said.

Jarvis Jones cannot wait to play against the Minnesota Vikings Sunday night in Canton, Ohio. Neither can his position coach, Joey Porter, who pulls no punches about the high expectations the Steelers have for this former first-round draft choice.

For one, Jones needs to get away from his own offensive teammates. It was somewhat of a difficult first week in pads for the Steelers’ starting right outside linebacker, their first-round draft choice in 2013. By most accounts, Jones did not win many of the duels in the popular backs-on-backers drills or when he lined up against such left tackles as Kelvin Beachum and Alejandro Villanueva.

If it is any consolation, Jack Lambert was not a star in those one-on-one matchups, either.

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