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ANNAPOLIS, Md.\u2014 2nd Lt. Alex Tecza<\/a>, USMC, will suit up for his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers tonight when they travel to Buffalo to take on the Bills at 7 p.m. in their final preseason game.
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\nTecza, a 2026 Naval Academy graduate, was invited to rookie minicamp with teammate 2nd Lt. Eli Heidenreich<\/a>, USMC, in May but was not initially brought back for training camp. He received a call from the Steelers on Sunday and began practicing with the team Monday. Heidenreich, a seventh-round pick by the Steelers in 2026, is also expected to see action tonight.
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\nTecza had a standout career at Navy, earning second-team all-conference honors as a senior. He was also named first-team all-East as both a junior and senior.
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\nTecza made 33 career starts and recorded four touchdown runs of 60 yards or more.
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\nHe rushed for 2,236 yards and 23 touchdowns in his career, including 902 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior. He also caught 41 passes for 451 yards and three touchdowns.
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\nTecza topped 100 rushing yards in a game six times, including a 163-yard, one-touchdown performance on just 15 carries in his first career start as a sophomore at Memphis. He also rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and caught a touchdown pass in Navy’s upset of USF last fall.
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\nTecza gives Navy five players currently in NFL training camps. He and Heidenreich are with Pittsburgh, while 2nd Lt. Landon Robinson<\/a>, USMC, was drafted in the seventh round by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2026 and 2nd Lt. Rayuan Lane, USMC, was drafted in the sixth round by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2025.
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\nJoe Cardona, who recently retired from the Navy as a lieutenant commander, is entering his 12th NFL season and his first with the Los Angeles Rams as a long snapper.
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