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Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle referred to safety Terrell Edmunds as ¡°no
body fat Rell .¡±But only by a little.Technically, Edmunds¡¯ body fat is at 2.1%
as he enters his second training camp. Yes, that¡¯s lowest on the team and maybe
the entire NFL. And yes, it¡¯s a point of pride in a way for the 6-foot-1,
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part of his daily diet.¡°They tell me I shouldn¡¯t go any lower,¡± Edmunds said.
¡°So that¡¯s my plan not to go any lower. Stay right there. I want to get to like
3-4 just to feel comfortable and make sure I don¡¯t cramp up because a full body
cramp is not what I need. It doesn¡¯t feel good. Just trying to stay right
there.¡±A couple of extra bags of chips ¡ª Edmunds¡¯ other junk food of choice ¡ª
and a little extra rest on Sundays would help.Expected to be brought along
slowly as a rookie behind veteran Morgan Burnett, Edmunds instead played on 92%
of Pittsburgh¡¯s defensive snaps while Burnett dealt with a variety of injuries,
the second-highest mark on the team next to safety Sean Davis.There were bumps
along the way and long nights when Edmunds would come home from 11-hour days at
the team facility, throw his weary legs into a pair of compression sleeves and
spend an hour going over film on his iPad. It was draining and exhilarating at
the same time.Yet the 28th overall pick in the 2018 draft hung in
there
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impressing head coach Mike Tomlin with his resilience.¡°He is highly
conditioned,¡± Tomlin said. ¡°I think that is the one thing we learned about him.
I think it was a unique thing for a guy in his position to be able to play the
number of snaps he was able to play. To have that level of availability was a
unique thing.¡±Still, Edmunds is just fine if he sees the field a little less
this season. The same goes for the 10 guys he shares the huddle with. It means
the defense is delivering on its offseason mandate to create more takeaways
after finishing with just 15 in 2018, tied for third-fewest in the league.¡°We
had a lot of balls that came to us that just dropped or we didn¡¯t make the play
on it,¡± said
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those plays, nobody would talk about we need to make more interceptions or
anything like that. We¡¯ve just got to make the plays that come to us.¡±To that
end the secondary is doing what it can to hold each other accountable. The
defensive backs end each practice at Saint Vincent College catching passes off a
JUGS machine. When second-year nickelback Cam Sutton dropped an easy pick during
drills, he earned himself push-ups as punishment.¡°We¡¯re all holding each other
to that standard,¡± Edmunds said.Edmunds knows about standards. His father
Ferrell was a two-time Pro Bowl tight end in the 1980s and 1990s. Older brother
Trey is a running back hoping to earn a roster spot with the Steelers. Younger
brother Tremaine is a linebacker in his second year with the Buffalo Bills.The
three spent their childhood taking turns pushing the other. The journey ended
with each of them in the NFL eager to carve out their own niche. Terrell is the
fastest ¡ª and he adds, the fittest ¡ª of the group. Yet he also knows it takes
more than just physical prowess to survive.¡°I needed to learn how to play and
how to communicate with different people because everybody¡¯s communication is a
little
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Edmunds said. ¡°We speak in the same language. But the way one person might get
it delivered to them is a little bit different. I definitely feel comfortable
back there with everyone now.¡±The Steelers need Edmunds to be comfortable if
they want to bounce back after fading to a 9-6-1 finish and missing the
playoffs. The July through December slog wasn¡¯t always fun for Edmunds. Yet he
embraced the grind and points to his body as proof. He¡¯s aware his body-fat
percentage reads as borderline unhealthy. He stresses it¡¯s not. He attempts to
drink as much water as he can to avoid cramps but otherwise, he¡¯s eager to show
that he¡¯s more adept at handling the grind that awaits than he was last
summer.¡°It was just a long year,¡± Edmunds said. ¡°But it was a long offseason. We
don¡¯t want to have that again either so, it¡¯s just something you¡¯ve got to buy
into. I¡¯ve bought into it and now we¡¯re here again.¡±NOTES: WR Ryan Switzer
(quad), OL Derwin Gray (fatigue) and CB Herb Waters (shoulder) left practice
Wednesday with injuries. ¡ The Steelers were awarded WR receiver Brandon Reilly
off waivers. Reilly was recently released by the Detroit Lions before being
claimed by the Steelers. ¡ To make room for
Reilly
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non-football illness designation. The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to trade
wide receiver Torrey Smith to the Carolina Panthers for cornerback Daryl Worley,
according to two people familiar with the deal.The trade reached on Friday won¡¯t
be officially announced until the NFL¡¯s league year opens next Wednesday. The
people spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren¡¯t authorized to
release the trade information.Smith had 36 catches for 430 yards and two
touchdowns while starting 14 games in his first season in Philadelphia. He¡¯ll
earn $5 million this season so the move saves the Super Bowl champion Eagles
much-needed space under the salary cap.The team acquired three-time Pro Bowl
defensive end Michael Bennett from the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday.Worley, a
third-round pick in 2016, started 25 games in the past two seasons for the
Panthers. He joins a crowded secondary.