PITTSBURGH -- For a player who believed he was being targeted by the NFL after being fined five times last season, new Pittsburgh Steelers free safety Mike Mitchell has transformed his attitude and his style of play. "Ive adjusted to the new rules changes," Mitchell said Thursday, "and just looked forward to playing clean football and not getting fined this year." After four seasons with the Oakland Raiders and one with the Carolina Panthers, Mitchell is expected to earn a starting role in the Steelers secondary this season. Though Mitchell might have toned down his heavy-hitting ways, he still plans to make an immediate impact in due to his ball-hawking skills. The Steelers had just 10 interceptions last year, 29th in the NFL, while Mitchell had four picks in one season with Carolina. "I guess I made some big plays, but that was just me sticking my toe in the water," Mitchell said. "I expect to make even bigger and better plays this year, and I have a great guy to learn from in Troy Polamalu. . I dont know if Ill be jumping over the centre, but I do plan on taking the ball away." Thats been a major issue in recent years for the Steelers, who havent created more than 20 turnovers in a season since 2010 even as they have remained near the top of the league in yards allowed. Mitchell isnt wasting any time getting settled during the first organized team activities. "I had a great break on a ball today and should have picked it, but A.B. (Antonio Brown) did a good job getting his hands up there," Mitchell said. "I should have brought it down. . Shamarko (Thomas) is leading the way with one pick, but I should have had one, too." Thomas, a fourth-round pick last year, has not been able to get on the field often enough to make the kind of splash plays the team so desperately needs, but expects to have more opportunities this season. "Sure, I want to do a lot more this year," Thomas said. "I have three veteran safeties to learn from in Troy, Mike and Will Allen. Mike, he brings a lot of athleticism to the group, and hes made some great reads on the ball." Mitchell has played for three teams in three seasons, but the six-year NFL veteran believes there are some good points to go with the bad ones. "Its bad, because Ive had to leave some good friends behind," said Mitchell, who turns 27 next month. "But its good, because Ive been able to have a lot of different experiences, playing for different coaches and different schemes. Thats why this transition . Coach (Dick) LeBeaus defence isnt easy, but Ive actually picked it up fairly well." Mitchell believes playing in so many different defensive systems may actually be to his advantage. "In Oakland, I felt like I played for three different teams in four years, because we were always changing head coaches," Mitchell said. "So, learning a new scheme is nothing thats too different for me. I think that Ive handled it well. (And) I made a couple plays this week, but theres many more to be made." NOTES: The Steelers signed CB Shaquille Richardson from Arizona, their fifth-round pick, and have five of nine draft choices under contract. ... The top four picks are still unsigned, though they should come into the fold soon. Pittsburgh will free up $8 million in cap space when the March release of linebacker LaMarr Woodley officially hits the books. ... The club signed two players Thursday and released two. They signed rookie free agent offensive lineman Emmanuel McCray and claimed cornerback Deion Belue off waivers from the Miami Dolphins. ... To make room on the roster, the Steelers released offensive linemen Nik Embernate and Kaycee Ike. 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The Explorers stumbled in their first attempt to upset a ranked foe, falling to Virginia in a 64-56 final, before suffering a double-digit setback to Vanderbilt last Saturday, 68-55, with both games being a part of the Barclays Center Classic, also in Brooklyn. Villanova owns a 35-27 lead in the all-time series with La Salle, which includes a 73-52 victory last year. Villanova is getting it done at both ends of the court this season, as the team in generating 74.2 ppg while allowing only 55.0 ppg. The Wildcats prefer a balanced attack rather than rely on one or two star performers, and they currently boast seven players who average at least 7.8 ppg. Dylan Ennis (12.5 ppg) and Kris Jenkins (10.0 ppg) are the only two double-digit scorers for VU, which is holding the opposition to a mere 27.1 percent accuracy on 3-point attempts, while also laying claim to favorable margins in both reboundingg (+4.dddddddddddd.7) and turnovers (+6.8). Jenkins scored 13 points to lead five players in double figures, as Villanova kept Delaware winless on the season over the weekend. The Wildcats made good on 48.3 percent of their total shots, knocking down 13-of-32 3-point attempts, while logging a 41-33 rebounding advantage and taking advantage of 17 UD turnovers. The Blue Hens were held to 31 percent field goal efficiency, which included misses on 18 of their 25 long-range launches. Jerrell Wright scored 19 points and Steve Zack added 11 more, but those efforts werent good enough as La Salle lost to Vanderbilt the last time out. The Explorers shot 43.1 percent from the field, but failed to convert 10 of their 14 3-point tries. Their defensive effort yielded a 54.2 percent success rate to the Commodores on their field goal attempts. Vandy committed only seven turnovers in the game, Despite shooting just 36.9 percent from the floor, Jordan Price paces the Explorers with 17.7 ppg. 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