‘Been A Lengthy Time Coming’: Logan Lee Prepared To Present What He Can Do With Pads On

The Steelers put the pads on in the present day, and Logan Lee is prepared for it. After a yr on IR, he’s hungry to show his mettle. As HC Mike Tomlin mentioned, “the big-man recreation is performed in pads”, and Lee desires to point out that he can play. In reality, his recreation is extra of a “big-man recreation” than ever—however extra on that in a bit.

“There’s much more that goes into it as soon as pads come on”, Logan Lee defined about why full-contact practices are extra essential for linemen, by way of Joe Rutter of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Overview. “You introduce energy strikes. You introduce several types of methods. It’s good to work towards being extra football-like”.

The Steelers chosen Logan Lee within the sixth spherical of the 2024 NFL Draft. After struggling an harm within the preseason, they positioned him on IR. Though he appeared to indicate that he didn’t have a critical harm, the staff by no means activated him. They did open his follow window on the finish of the season, although, so he acquired to get some work in.

At 6-5, 286 kilos, Lee is in some ways a prototypical Steelers DE. This summer time, nevertheless, they’re starting to work him inside, Lee seeing nostril sort out snaps. Having launched Domenique Davis, it seems that is one thing they need him to do.

“I’m nonetheless taking part in nostril sort out, the one and two-I and the three tech, as effectively”, Lee mentioned, by way of Christopher Carter of the Pittsburgh Submit-Gazette. “It’s very new. I didn’t do any of that in camp final yr, simply in preseason video games. Now that I’ve time to progress, it’s going to be alternative for me to develop and develop in my versatility”.

After the protection struggled on the finish of final season, the Steelers needed to make adjustments. Since he didn’t contribute, Logan Lee might be part of that change. Having redshirted as a rookie, he desires to point out he generally is a optimistic contributor to the trigger.

“This can be a good suggestion of the place I’m,”, Carter quoted Lee as saying of anticipating padded practices. “It’s been a very long time coming”.

Logan Lee performed at Iowa with Steelers rookie DL Yahya Black, which is making for an odd pairing. Black, clearly the extra prototypical nostril sort out, is taking part in finish in seems during which Lee is at nostril sort out. We’re speaking about simply 4 days of follow, with out pads at that, although. We do not know what the Steelers’ final imaginative and prescient is, however we all know groups attempt numerous issues presently of yr.

And for gamers like Logan Lee, place flexibility is critically essential. Even now when the Steelers appear extra keen to hold a seventh defensive lineman on the 53-man roster, it’s nonetheless not the norm. And so they nonetheless usually solely costume 5 linemen, so no less than one among them has to have the ability to play nostril sort out. I’m not saying Lee would be the subsequent Chris Hoke and even Steve McLendon. However it’s clear he’s keen to attempt something that helps him get on the sphere so he can contribute.