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Connor Heyward Sees Kenny Pickett ‘Being More Vocal’, Being Himself As Training Camp Moves Along

The more you do something, the better you tend to get at doing that thing. That’s usually how it works, provided that you’re putting in serious work in the effort to improve your abilities in the area you’re practicing.

And that’s typically what you’re going to find from rookies as training camp moves along. There are so many different facets of being an NFL player that one must adjust to that it’s only natural for most rookies to take some time to reach an adequate level of play, even on the practice field.

That’s even more crucial for positions like quarterback, but Pittsburgh Steelers rookie first-round quarterback Kenny Pickett’s coaches and teammates are seeing that growth, which he’s even seeing in himself.