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LATROBE, Pa. -- A gleeful boy flapped every limb as he worked his way up a hill and toward his dad.
"I got JuJu! I got JuJu!" he shouted, holding a signed football from the Pittsburgh Steelers marquee name at Saint Vincent College.
A few days earlier, wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster had participated in a gender reveal with fans -- "It's a boy," JuJu said -- and Sunday after practice he targeted kids only when signing dozens of autographs. He made a few exceptions for the adults who had waited for a while. And in between, he signed the head of a fan who parlayed the signature into a tattoo and season tickets.
Training camp places a sizable spotlight on Smith-Schuster, but he already knew that, for two reasons. The departure of Antonio Brown via trade to the Raiders elevates Smith-Schuster's role and profile. But his blend of playmaking and personality commands top billing.
"There's not really weight on my shoulders. I've been doing this my whole life," he said.
Smith-Schuster plans to stay true to his playful demeanor while seriously attacking leading-man status. He's off to a good start in camp, scoring a goal-line touchdown on three straight days during the team's "seven shots" drill to open each session.
Coming off his first Pro Bowl season, Smith-Schuster, 22, isn't overthinking his job.
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https://www.espn.com/blog/pittsburg...-of-juju-at-steelers-camp?device=featurephone
"I got JuJu! I got JuJu!" he shouted, holding a signed football from the Pittsburgh Steelers marquee name at Saint Vincent College.
A few days earlier, wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster had participated in a gender reveal with fans -- "It's a boy," JuJu said -- and Sunday after practice he targeted kids only when signing dozens of autographs. He made a few exceptions for the adults who had waited for a while. And in between, he signed the head of a fan who parlayed the signature into a tattoo and season tickets.
Training camp places a sizable spotlight on Smith-Schuster, but he already knew that, for two reasons. The departure of Antonio Brown via trade to the Raiders elevates Smith-Schuster's role and profile. But his blend of playmaking and personality commands top billing.
"There's not really weight on my shoulders. I've been doing this my whole life," he said.
Smith-Schuster plans to stay true to his playful demeanor while seriously attacking leading-man status. He's off to a good start in camp, scoring a goal-line touchdown on three straight days during the team's "seven shots" drill to open each session.
Coming off his first Pro Bowl season, Smith-Schuster, 22, isn't overthinking his job.
more
https://www.espn.com/blog/pittsburg...-of-juju-at-steelers-camp?device=featurephone
