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LATROBE, Pa. -- A couple of notes before Pittsburgh Steelers' practice really heats up on Wednesday: The good news for Steelers inside linebacker Sean Spence keeps on coming. Spence said his body responded well Tuesday, a day after his first contact drills in almost two years. The 2012 third-round pick is not limited today with the Steelers again practicing in pads. Spence hasn't played since tearing several ligaments in his left knee and also dislocating his knee cap in a 2012 preseason game. Spence has made remarkable progress and doesn't have many more obstacles to overcome as he tries to return from a career-threatening injury.
"The test is going to come here in the next two or three days when he's feeling sore," Steelers linebackers coach Keith Butler said. "We've got some live stuff going on and it gives him an opportunity to get confidence in that knee and that's the only way you can do it. I think as time goes along the more confident he's going to get. He's going to be sore a little bit like everybody else is. We'll find out in two or three days how he's holding up." Starting left guard Ramon Foster is practicing after missing the first part of camp because of his mother's death. Foster arrived at training camp Monday night, and he said being at St. Vincent College has restored a sense of normalcy after the loss of his mother. "The support I've had from my teammates has been tremendous," Foster said. "It's definitely helped me get through this untimely type of thing that nobody ever wants to experience. The guys and coaches have been great. They were texting and calling, sent flowers. It was a beautiful thing from them."
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