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Don’t sleep on these 10 Steelers

ItÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ the first night of summer, so what better time for a breakdown of the Top Sleepers for the Steelers’ upcoming training camp?Of course, the first night of summer is the shortest of the year, so it probably won’t help the chances of these sleepers, but that doesn’t mean we’ll have ...

Random thoughts from a dry mind

From the notebook of a sportswriter who started the spring season with a moist, fertile mind but who ended it … with … ah, forget it.-- Now thatÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ a mind running on vapors.-- So bereft of thought was I on the last day of minicamp, I asked someone whoÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ paid to judge talent whether ...

Touching Pouncey is ‘a privilege’

Maurkice Pouncey is the best center in the NFL, so it must be considered a privilege for any quarterback to receive his snaps.At least thatÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ the way Steelers coach Mike Tomlin sees it. And his rookie quarterback, Landry Jones, has yet to earn that privilege.“We’ll see in training ...

Much to learn from Troy

The guy out on the practice field with the long, curly, black hair coming out the back of his helmet was playing safety at the Steelers’ spring practices last week with great enthusiasm, and was probably in the best shape of his life.No, the guy was not Troy Polamalu, but he looked just like ...

Media vignettes for your pleasure

Days in the LifeJust to give a reporterÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ perspective today, the so-called Days in the Life, I’m going to roll out some media vignettes for your reading pleasure.But please remember, these are only OTAs. The real hitting won’t start until late July.I.We in the media have about a 10 ...

We can’t all be hockey fans

Over the course of the next four weeks readers here will be inundated with names of football players they probably never heard of, and probably will never hear of again.ItÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ OTA season, and the Steelers begin their series of 10 spring practices on Tuesday. They’ll run for three consecutive ...