Set to open the season as the team's #2 RB, Pittsburgh's Jonathan Dwyer vows to show up to training camp in the best shape of his life. Weight has been an issue for the Georgia Tech alum. It caused him to drop to the 6th-round of the 2010 draft. And then Dwyer showed up to training camp at 240 pounds and failed the conditioning test last year. But he's now closer to 220 pounds and will spend the next month working out with guys like Maurice Jones-Drew, Matt Forte, LeSean McCoy, and Frank Gore. “I am just realizing how much it takes to get where you are in this league and how hard you have to work and push yourself,” Dwyer said. “This is my year to prove something to myself, the league, to the organization, that I am worth more than what I was.” Dwyer certainly has some ability. He rushed for 1,395 yards and 12 scores in his final college season and has averaged 6 yards per on his 25 NFL carries. We're high on Isaac Redman and think he'll be the Steelers' primary back this year, but a svelte(r) Dwyer will be worth monitoring this summer.
Jonathan Dwyer in better shape
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