

The Facts: Trubisky is battling with rookie Kenny Pickett for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting quarterback job, and Trubisky’s performance during training camp so far may not be helping his case. According to The Athletic’s Mark Kaboly, Trubisky has struggled during a Seven Shots drill, which has the offense trying to score on the defense from the two-yard line.
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Kaboly reported on Tuesday that Trubisky went 3-for-4 on the first day the Steelers ran the drill but had missed on 12 consecutive reps entering Tuesday. On Tuesday, the veteran again struggled, failing to score on any of his four reps to extend his streak to 16 consecutive non-scoring plays. Entering Wednesday, Trubisky had gone 3-for-20 in the drill during camp. Kaboly reports Trubisky on Wednesday snapped his 16-play skid by going 1-for-3 in Seven Shots. It's something to watch. While Trubisky’s inability to convert during the drill could be concerning, he still got all of the first-team reps on Tuesday. During minicamp in late June, Kaboly reported that Trubisky was a huge favorite to be the Week 1 starter over Pickett and Mason Rudolph barring injury or a bad training camp and it does sound like Wednesday's practice went better for the former Bear's draft pick. ... We'll be watching for more.