Asked and Answered: May 14

KEVIN DOYLE FROM SALINAS, CA: What is the compensation for unsigned invitees to Rookie Minicamp?
ANSWER: Players participating in Rookie Minicamp on a tryout basis have their travel expenses, room, and board paid for by the team.

BOB PURAT FROM NEWTOWN, PA: Any chance Logan Lee gets moved from defensive end to outside linebacker? He doesn’t seem big enough to play defensive end against 300-plus pound offensive linemen in the NFL.
ANSWER: Logan Lee is listed by the Steelers as 6-foot-5, 291 pounds, and he started 40 games as a defensive tackle during his final three seasons at the University of Iowa, during which he recorded 18.5 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, 7 passes broken up, and 2 fumble recoveries. Lee was a defensive end in high school and a defensive tackle in college, and so beyond looking at a single measurable that “you” have decided is insufficient I have no idea why you believe a move to outside linebacker is wise and/or warranted. By the way, Brett Keisel played defensive end in a 3-4 alignment at 6-5, 285, and I remember him doing OK.

TOM McCORMICK FROM FINDLAY, OH: In the May 9 Asked and Answered, you responded to a request for a rundown by position of Steelers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In both your list and in the Hall of Fame’s exhibit “A Legacy Forged in Black & Gold,” Dick LeBeau was not included. I realize that he was inducted as a player, but if he had not made it into the Hall of Fame as a player, I have to believe he would have made it as a coach. As I assume no one will ever be inducted twice (player and then coach), it feels like a disservice to Steelers Hall of Fame personnel when he is not included. Since you didn’t include him, I’m interested in why you did not?
ANSWER: It’s simple: Because Dick LeBeau DID NOT play for the Steelers, and if NFL history is any indication, he WOULD NOT have been inducted as a result of his career as a Steelers defensive coordinator. Each one of the 185 games LeBeau played over his 14…