Steelers' Mitchell Trubisky takes all first-team reps in practice

Unsurprisingly to anybody who followed the situation during spring workouts, the song remained the same regarding the Pittsburgh Steelers' alleged quarterback competition on Wednesday. 

Per Brooke Pryor of ESPN, free-agent signing Mitchell Trubisky took all of the first-team reps over first-round draft selection Kenny Pickett and career backup Mason Rudolph on day one of training camp. As was the case throughout organized team activities and mandatory minicamp, Rudolph was No. 2 on the depth chart, followed by Pickett.

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters Tuesday that he and his coaching staff are not "going to micromanage or overmanage" the signal-caller battle this summer. Trubisky seems just fine with that approach as of the final full week of July. 

"He wants us to go out there and play free, and he told us that," Trubisky said of Tomlin's instructions. "So you're not worried about every single throw, and it's practice. You've got to go out there, you've got to test throws. You've got to let guys go make plays. ... That's just part of the territory when it comes to quarterback. You're not holding your head on every single throw anyway, so you just gotta let it go, go out there and play. When you're not thinking about it, that's when you're playing out your best, anyway."

Pryor notes that Trubisky and rookie wide receiver George Pickens already appear to have chemistry working together. The two connected for a 45-yard completion during Wednesday's session.