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Stephon Tuitt made his way into the Pittsburgh Steelers' locker room late Monday afternoon, sat down in his chair and started fiddling with his laundry bag.

No sign of immediate pain from the biceps injury that threatened — but apparently did not end — the defensive lineman's season. While Tuitt did not speak with reporters, his teammates exhaled knowing he will be back on the field at some point in 2017.

but we're definitely breathing a sigh of relief,"I'm not going into detail about the specifics of it,T.J. Watt Vapor Untouchable Jersey," defensive end Cam Heyward said.

In a way, Pittsburgh's first "victory Monday" of the year looked an awful lot like its initial win: a brush with loss followed by a wave of relief.

The Steelers held off Cleveland 21-18 in the opener on Sunday in a performance that looked like something out of the opening days of training camp.

Penalties. Turnovers. A considerable lack of offensive rhythm outside of All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown, who caught 11 passes for 182 yards to bail out the rest of the "Killer Bs."

Running back Le'Veon Bell managed just 47 yards of total offense in his first game since ending his lengthy sabbatical following a contract dispute. Martavis Bryant's return to the NFL following his drug suspension ended with two grabs for 14 yards.

Ben Roethlisberger found tight end Jesse James for a pair of scores,Womens T. J. Watt Jersey, but threw a red zone interception in the fourth quarter that allowed the Browns to hang around until the final minutes.

"We got penalized and kicked our own butts a little bit," Roethlisberger said.

Even the most impactful player on a defense that sacked Cleveland rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer seven times was not immune.

Rookie outside linebacker T.J. Watt took Kizer down twice and also picked off a pass,T.J. Watt Vapor Untouchable Jersey, a turnover he created one play after getting hit with a 15-yard penalty for a late hit.

"That's the difference between college and the NFL," Watt said. "I feel like I got away with stuff like that in college and obviously it's a stupid penalty on my part. Just something I'll clean up with experience."

There's plenty for Pittsburgh to work on ahead of a visit by Minnesota next Sunday. Bell brushed off the notion he was rusty more than seven months after his previous carry in a game of consequence.

so obviously everything is not going to be clicking how it would be if it was in mid-season form,"It's game one,T.J. Watt Vapor Untouchable Jersey," Bell said. "Week one is just the stepping stone."

A journey that will include Tuitt again at some point. The Steelers have been bullish on Tuitt since taking him in the second round of the 2014 draft and signed him to a six-year extension on the eve of the opener.

The ink on the paper was barely dry when Tuitt dropped Cleveland running back Isaiah Crowell for a 9-yard loss on the second play from scrimmage. Tuitt came up with his left arm aching and did not return.

came on to play 54 snaps. Alualu finished with five tackles, who came to Pittsburgh in a low-key free agent deal after spending the first seven seasons of his career in Jacksonville,Tyson Alualu, with L.T. Walton adding one in 17 snaps.

we've got to make sure there's no drop-off,"Big shoes to fill for everybody," Alualu said.

There wasn't, at least for one week as Heyward helped the line deal without perhaps its most talented player.

an absence that forced Tuitt to take on more responsibility,Heyward was repaying a debt of sorts. He missed the second half of 2016 with a torn pectoral muscle, a role he flourished in.

The Steelers believe they have the depth to keep it going until Tuitt returns. At this point, they're simply happy that it will be sometime this fall instead of sometime in 2018.

but Tuitt doesn't get paid $61 million for no reason,T.J. Watt Vapor Untouchable Jersey,"Everybody trusts (the reserves) when they're in the game," linebacker Ryan Shazier said. "He's one of the best in the game."

Mike Golic blasts Le'Veon Bell for his performance Sunday

then it was all on Le'Veon Bell,Authentic T. J. Watt Jersey, whether it's me punishing Pittsburgh or me just not wanting to do Pittsburgh,Authentic T. J. Watt Jersey, because there was nothing the team could do and Le'Veon Bell wasn't gonna make any more money. So at that point he just decided,"Once July 15th hit,Womens T. J. Watt Jersey, for whatever reason,T.J. Watt Vapor Untouchable Jersey, I'm going to wait."

as Golic sees it,The problem,T.J. Watt Vapor Untouchable Jersey, is that Bell couldn't have been prepared to play on Sunday based on the length of his holdout. It showed: Bell ran for only 32 yards on 10 carries.

you're not in football shape. I don't care what training you do,"There's no way you hold out that long and come in and you hit the ground running. You just don't, you don't have pads on and nobody's hitting you."

so clearly,The frustrating part about the holdout was that Bell had nothing to gain from it. The deadline for him to sign a new contract had passed before training camp began, he either wanted to punish the Steelers for not paying him or simply didn't want to put his body through that grind.

but the Steelers could have lost a winnable game against the Browns yesterday because of Bell's decision. If he doesn't make it back into game shape quickly,He'll still make his $12.1 million this season, fans will not be happy with their star running back.

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