First Call: Patrick Peterson asking to be signed by whichever team; Steelers scouts along the offensive line
Friday’s “First Call” uncovers a few hostile linemen which will be of interest to the Pittsburgh Steelers within the draft. We too give an upgrade on Patrick Peterson’s status.
A Penguins prospect comes up tremendous within the NCAA hockey competition. The Duquesne women’s ball group runs out of steam.
And a previous WPIAL bands star is heading to the exchange entrance.
Eye on the O-line
The Steelers coaching staff is making its nearness felt at a few professional days to see at hostile linemen.
Jim Nagy of the Senior Bowl says Steelers hostile line coach Pat Meyer was at Washington’s master day Thursday. The Huskies’ draft course highlights Roger Rosengarten and Troy Fautanu.
Both players are handles. Fautanu is the second-ranked handle on the draft board and the eighth-rated generally prospect agreeing to ESPN.com. They have Rosengarten as the 12th-rated handle and the 76th-ranked player in general.
As for hostile facilitator Arthur Smith, he was at Duke’s master day Thursday, probably to see hostile lineman Graham Barton.
At 6-foot-5, 313 pounds, Barton is anticipated as the draft’s beat center agreeing to ESPN.com, even though he played handle for the foremost portion with the Blue Fiends.
Pat Pete’s plans
Steelers free-agent cautious back Patrick Peterson was on the Fox NFL podcast Thursday. There has been a few theory that he’ll re-sign in Pittsburgh amid the offseason. In any case, Peterson said that he is improbable to sign anyplace until after the draft.
“Me and my operator have had discussions with a few groups, nothing truly genuine hence far,” Peterson said by means of Steelers Station. “But there (have) been discussions, and like I said, we’ll see what happens within the another couple months.”
In the interim, Peterson included that he’d be willing to play security — as he did toward the conclusion of the season with the Steelers final year — wherever he goes. But he needs a few progressed take note to begin with.
“I do not need to begin at safety since that’s a distinctive animal back there, a distinctive view,” Peterson said. “If that’s the case, I would got to be cautioned going into the season to induce my body, my (intellect) arranged. Since it’s diverse being at the security from a cornerback position having those open-field handles. … And you’re the final line of defense.”
Peterson said he would need to be coached up by an Ed Reed or Troy Polamalu before taking on a full-time security part.
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Broz comes up enormous
The NCAA hockey competition is underway. Already, a Penguins prospect has made a enormous affect.
The team’s 2021 second-round draft choice, Tristan Broz, scored a game-winning objective to assist Denver vanquish UMass in double-overtime of a territorial elimination round in Springfield, Mass., by a last score of 2-1.
That was Broz’s 15th objective. He moreover has 24 helps for 39 focuses in 40 games. That was his third game-winner of the year.
Junior goaltender Matt Davis made a career-high 46 spares as the Pioneers topped the Minutemen. They will confront Cornell on Saturday.
Moving on
A previous WPIAL basketball star is hitting the exchange entrance. Quaker Valley item Adou Thiero is taking off Kentucky.
The sophomore guard/forward found the middle value of 7.2 points and five bounce back per amusement for the Wildcats whereas shooting 49% from the field. He played fair seven minutes with two focuses before the hometown swarm when the Wildcats misplaced to Oakland final week in the first circular of the NCAA Competition at PPG Paints Field.
The Leetsdale item is presently 6-foot-8, 222 pounds. As a senior in tall school in 2022, he gotten a grant offer from Pitt.
Thiero found the middle value of 23 focuses and 10 bounce back amid his senior year en route to getting to be the 4A Player of the Year.
Dukes brought down
Whereas the Duquesne men’s ball group was reporting Dru Joyce III as the program’s unused men’s ball coach Thursday, the women’s group was planning for an appearance within the “Super 16” of the WNIT.
It didn’t go as well as trusted.
The Dukes dropped a 71-50 choice at Purdue. They shot 28.1% from the floor, counting five of 26 from three-point land. Jerni Kiaku driven the way with 19 focuses and 4 bounce back. Duquesne was too outrebounded 44-39 and committed 17 turnovers.
Duquesne closes the year 21-13 and the champ of nine of its past 13.