With heat indexes over 100 degrees, the Pittsburgh Steelers still went out and got to work Friday on the second day of training camp practice, but not everyone dealt well with the excessive heat.
According to reporters, wide receiver Diontae Johnson was overtaken by the heat and rode the cart as he left practice early. Fullback Connor Heyward and defensive end DeMarvin Leal both missed practice time because of the high temperatures, according to head coach Mike Tomlin.
A point of emphasis for Tomlin early in any training camp is conditioning. This doesn’t mean Tomlin wants to see any player negatively impacted by the heat but he acknowledged testing conditioning a big part of the first week of camp.
Looking ahead, the weather, things should be must more mild and manageable for the next week with rain being the biggest worry from the weather.
