Players happy to be back at work
Teresa Varley
Steelers.com
It was back to work for the Steelers on Tuesday at the first day of OTAs at the UPMC Sports Performance Complex on the South Side, and it was a packed house, with the majority of the veterans on hand.
“It’s awesome to be here out, see all of the smiles again, run around with all of the guys, it was a good time,” said center Maurkice Pouncey. “Everybody is more locked in now, more organized.”
While players have been permitted to workout at the facility, this was the first day of everyone working together.
“It was a great day one,” said wide receiver Antonio Brown. “We are off to a great start. This is the foundation for 2012. This is where we begin to build it. We are getting in game mode. Camp is right around the corner. It’s the time of year when you start to build for the season.”
Among those there was safety Troy Polamalu, who normally works out on his own during the offseason but plans on participating throughout OTAs.
“We had a lot of our major leadership leave, people we could count on,” said Polamalu. “I think it’s nice for the young guys to see a familiar face and honestly to get myself better. It’s nice to be around the team here today, nice to see the guys again and get out and play some football.”
One of the leaders Polamalu was referring to who isn’t back is inside linebacker James Farrior. Farrior not only has been a leader off the field, but has been the signal-caller for the defense, a role that will be taken over by linebacker Larry Foote.
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