During one of the dog days of training camp last August, in the middle of an afternoon practice at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin ejected rookie linebacker Bud Dupree from practice for fighting with several of the Steelers offensive linemen. A short time later, Tomlin summoned another linebacker for a short conversation that went largely unnoticed by the masses watching practice that day.
Jordan Zumwalt walked over and did all the listening. And a short time after practice ended the Steelers sent out a short news release stating they had waived Zumwalt, their sixth-round pick out of UCLA in 2014.