Leading up to the start of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, there was quite a bit of noise about the concerns at the wide receiver position behind presumed WR1 George Pickens.
After the Steelers traded away Diontae Johnson in the offseason in a deal for cornerback Donte Jackson from the Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh never adequately replaced Johnson’s skillset and production, leading to those concerns.
Through the first week and a half of training camp though, veteran receiver Van Jefferson is doing all he can do to try and quiet those concerns.
Jefferson, who signed with the Steelers on a one-year deal on March 15, has hit the ground running in training camp in new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith’s scheme, taking advantage of his experience in the scheme in the second half of last season to put himself in the WR2 discussion for the Steelers.