New Steelers DL Speaks Up to Coaches After Repeated Mistakes Lead to Injury

Training camp is where mistakes are supposed to happen — and where veterans are supposed to set the tone. But for one newly signed defensive lineman, the last few days have been a crash course in what not to do… over, and over again.

The veteran DL acquired by the Steelers this offseason, found himself on the sideline during team drills after tweaking something in his lower body. The injury wasn’t serious, but the reason behind it raised eyebrows.

According to team insiders, Lowry had been repeatedly taking the wrong angle on interior run fits during positional work. Coaches corrected it. Teammates pointed it out. And yet, by the third straight session, he was still misfiring — until one rep ended with him slow to get up.

When asked about it afterward, Dean Lowry didn’t flinch. Instead, he offered a quote that had the entire room laughing:

“I never make the same mistake twice. I make it five or six times just to be sure.”

It was classic veteran humor — equal parts self-deprecating and deflective. But beneath the joke was a clear message: the transition to Pittsburgh’s defensive scheme isn’t going as smoothly as hoped.

Lowry, who brings eight years of NFL experience from his time with the Packers and Vikings, was expected to be a steady rotational presence behind Cam Heyward and Keeanu Benton. But early signs point to growing pains.

“It’s a new system, and things move fast,” one assistant coach said. “Dean’s a pro. He’ll get it down — but it’s camp, and there’s no time to waste.”

In fairness, Lowry’s film from Green Bay showed a reliable run-stopper with length and leverage. Pittsburgh’s coaching staff still believes in his ability to adapt, but the clock is ticking. With Yahya Black and Derrick Harmon turning heads in camp, reps are becoming more precious by the day.

As for Lowry? He finished his media scrum with a grin, lightly taped, and ready to get back in the trenches tomorrow.

“It’s football, man,” he added. “You fall down, you learn, you get up — and if you’re lucky, someone turns your dumb moment into a meme.”

In Pittsburgh, that might just be the most relatable thing said all week.