Another rookie who isn't even considering a rookie wall is a guy who feels he could be called up to the active roster any day now.
"The way things are looking probably either this week or soon," said wide receiver*Demarcus Ayers. "I've just been getting a lot of feedback the last couple of weeks. They had me running behind some guys. When*Eli (Rogers) isn't in I'm running F (slot) and when*AB's not in I'm running X (split end). Todd Haley just told me to stay ready, keep learning, that they're going to push me in at some point. I just don't know when. Probably got to figure out what's going to happen with*Hey-Bey, if he's coming back soon or not. But the arrow is pointing up."
Ayers was the team's 7-A draft pick and would become the fifth draft pick on the roster. The two picks not on the roster are still with the team:*Travis Feeney*is working every day on the practice squad and*Jerald Hawkins*is on injured reserve but in and out of the locker room.
Ayers confirmed that he spent a considerable amount of Monday's practice running routes with the first team. He said he's been making steady progress since playing through an ankle injury in training camp.
"My whole thing was just trying to get healthy," he said. "Now that I'm back healthy I guess they're seeing how well I'm practicing and how good I'm coming along. The whole 13 weeks have been a learning process for me but it's time for me to get healthy and keep learning as much as I can. I like where I'm at and I like where I'm going, progression wise, and I've been getting some good feedback from coaches, Ben, everyone, so I feel like my time is coming, if not this week then pretty soon."
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"The way things are looking probably either this week or soon," said wide receiver*Demarcus Ayers. "I've just been getting a lot of feedback the last couple of weeks. They had me running behind some guys. When*Eli (Rogers) isn't in I'm running F (slot) and when*AB's not in I'm running X (split end). Todd Haley just told me to stay ready, keep learning, that they're going to push me in at some point. I just don't know when. Probably got to figure out what's going to happen with*Hey-Bey, if he's coming back soon or not. But the arrow is pointing up."
Ayers was the team's 7-A draft pick and would become the fifth draft pick on the roster. The two picks not on the roster are still with the team:*Travis Feeney*is working every day on the practice squad and*Jerald Hawkins*is on injured reserve but in and out of the locker room.
Ayers confirmed that he spent a considerable amount of Monday's practice running routes with the first team. He said he's been making steady progress since playing through an ankle injury in training camp.
"My whole thing was just trying to get healthy," he said. "Now that I'm back healthy I guess they're seeing how well I'm practicing and how good I'm coming along. The whole 13 weeks have been a learning process for me but it's time for me to get healthy and keep learning as much as I can. I like where I'm at and I like where I'm going, progression wise, and I've been getting some good feedback from coaches, Ben, everyone, so I feel like my time is coming, if not this week then pretty soon."
http://www.scout.com/nfl/steelers/story/1733016-inside-the-locker-room
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