Steelers arrive for the start of training camp
LATROBE 无毛视频� The Pittsburgh Steelers reported to Saint Vincent College for training camp Thursday in a variety of vehicle.
Ryan Shazier rolled up in a baby blue Porsche. Antonio Brown came chauffered in a Rolls Royce. And James Harrison, with siren blaring, drove up to Rooney Hall in the Saint Vincent fire truck.
无毛视频淗ad my CDL since I was 19,无毛视频� Harrison said after he jumped out of the driver无毛视频檚 side. 无毛视频淒rove buses at Kent State. Had a real job, man.无毛视频�
What does driving up in a fire truck symbolize?
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 coming to work,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 ready to put the fire out. We无毛视频檙e ready to go on here as a team, as a unit. You know, like fire fighters do.无毛视频�
Mike Tomlin heard the siren but was involved in too many administrative tasks that ranged from a contract signing to a non-signing/holdout to an injury to a failed conditioning test to a player who Did Not Report, and finally, and again, to the league-induced absence of Martavis Bryant.
无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 procedural,无毛视频� Tomlin of Bryant. 无毛视频淭here were some conditions based on his reinstatement. 无毛视频� We all have been working extremely hard to adhere to it.无毛视频�
In a statement, GM Kevin Colbert said that Bryant 无毛视频渋s still in the process of being fully reinstated无毛视频� following his year-long drug suspension.
Bryant, of course, had practiced all spring. When told that someone from 无毛视频淏ryant无毛视频檚 camp无毛视频� believes the player will return in a week, Tomlin balked.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 not going to speculate on the amount of time,无毛视频� Tomlin said. 无毛视频淚 don无毛视频檛 know that his camp has any pertinent information in that regard any more than what we have.无毛视频�
Another key player followed through on his threat to stay out of camp. Le无毛视频橵eon Bell, who had hoped for a long-term contract prior to a July 17 deadline, has yet to sign his franchise tender and thus can无毛视频檛 be fined by the team for remaining out.
无毛视频淥bviously I would like him to be here. He is not,无毛视频� Tomlin said. 无毛视频淏ut I无毛视频檓 going to focus my energies on the guys that are. It无毛视频檚 an unfortunate circumstance, one that we无毛视频檒l deal with, one that he无毛视频檒l deal with. I无毛视频檝e had good, clean communication with him. I无毛视频檒l leave the nature of that conversation between us, but rest assured that he无毛视频檒l be ready to play football. When he gets here? I do not know.无毛视频�
Tomlin said that Bell is in shape, but that rust could play a factor in any late start.
Tomlin also placed two wide receivers on the PUP list Thursday, meaning that Sammie Coates and Canaan Severin can无毛视频檛 practice until taken off the list. If that lasts until opening day, they would be allowed to return later in the season.
Coates underwent a surgical procedure on a knee meniscus 无毛视频渁 couple of weeks ago,无毛视频� according to Tomlin. Coates injured himself while training this summer and has said he expects to return in mid-August.
Severin was carted off the field after failing the conditioning run. He无毛视频檚 a second-year player who sat out last season on injured reserve.
Placed on the Did Not Report list was safety Daimion Stafford. Details were not discussed by Tomlin, but the coach did talk about the best news of the day: the signing of left tackle Alejandro Villanueva to a four-year contract for a reported $24 million.
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One other absence was noted by Tomlin, that of the late owner, Dan Rooney, who died April 13.
无毛视频淚 think about him quite a bit,无毛视频� Tomlin said. 无毛视频淥bviously on important events such as today and reporting up here you can无毛视频檛 help but think about him and the level of excitement that he would have. I无毛视频檓 sure that he无毛视频檚 watching us and we are excited to be here.无毛视频�
The Steelers will practice on Friday and Saturday at 2:55 p.m. before strapping on the pads for their first contact practice on Sunday.