Sean Davis is still recovering from offseason surgery to repair a torn labrum, but that hasn't stopped him from hitting the ground running at OTAs.
"The whole practice," Davis confirmed today.
His workout included 21 "half-gassers" (across the field sideline to sideline) and multiple sprints spanning the width of three of the four fields at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, with periodic checks of his wrist a part of the process.
"I stay on the clock to make sure I'm up to pace," Davis reported. "I'm not slacking."
Davis said he hurt his shoulder in the third game of his rookie season, last Sept. 25 in Philadelphia.
He played through it well enough to start the final seven regular-season games and all three of the Steelers' playoff games opposite Mike Mitchell at safety after an early and ultimately unsuccessful stint as the slot-cornerback in the sub-package defense.
Davis isn't sure when he'll rejoin the defense, but he's convinced he'll be a different player once he eventually does.
"Last year should be the worst that I play," he said. "Hopefully, I can make some steps forward with healthy shoulders."
Davis can already tell how far he's come since arriving on the second round of the 2016 draft simply by watching the initial steps taken by the three defensive players the Steelers drafted this time around _ linebacker T.J. Watt, cornerback Cameron Sutton and cornerback Brian Allen.
"Looking at them practice, it definitely brings back memories," Davis said. "That's really not yourself out there. Your head's spinning, trying to learn the defense. You're trying to play to the best of your abilities and everything's going super fast.
"That was me last year."
The Steelers participate in day 4 of the 2017 Organized Team Activities at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex.

T.J. Watt

Xavier Grimble and Rushel Shell

James Harrison

Mike Mitchell

Vince Williams

Steven Johnson

Sean Davis

Head Coach Mike Tomlin

Ben Roethlisberger, Bart Houston, Joshua Dobbs, and Landry Jones

Robert Golden


Anthony Chickillo

James Harrison

James Harrison

T.J. Watt

Keion Adams

Bud Dupree

James Harrison

Bart Houston

Brandon Dixon

Demarcus Ayers

Artie Burns

Ben Roethlisberger

Landry Jones

Terry Cousin

Robert Golden

Jacob Hagen

Kameron Canaday

Martavis Bryant

Justin Hunter

Daimion Stafford

Ben Roethlisberger

Antonio Brown

Scott Orndoff

Scott Orndoff

Knile Davis

JuJu Smith-Schuster

James Conner

Mike Mitchell

Antonio Brown

Cameron Sutton

Sammie Coates

Antonio Brown

Daimion Stafford


Keavon Milton

Cobi Hamilton

JuJu Smith-Schuster

Bud Dupree

James Harrison

Steven Johnson

Anthony Chickillo

Bud Dupree

James Harrison

Jordan Dangerfield

Javon Hargrave

Head Coach Mike Tomlin


Arthur Moats

Steven Johnson

Jordan Dangerfield

Cameron Sutton

Martavis Bryant

Maurkice Pouncey and Roosevelt Nix

Sean Davis

Bud Dupree
Davis, first-round cornerback Artie Burns and third-round nose tackle Javon Hargrave all become rookie starters a season ago.
More will be expected from them this season.
Davis said they'll also demand more from themselves.
"We don't have the excuse any more of us being rookies," Davis said. "We have to carry our load, step up and kind of become leaders.
"It is a younger defense. We can't let that be an excuse to hold us down."