If you’ve paid close attention to the videos and pictures posted by the Pittsburgh Steelers on the team website since the start of this year’s training camp, you’ve probably noticed body transformations in a few of the second-year players and especially when it comes to running back Benny Snell Jr. and wide receiver Diontae Johnson. While the body transformations of those two players isn’t necessarily breaking news based on recent history of second-year Steelers players, the topic has still managed to become a large talking point these last few weeks.
On Thursday, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was asked during his media session if these young player transformations between their first and second seasons such as the one Snell has seemingly undergone this year is the result of something as simple as something just clicking in the head of the player that helps facilitate a change.