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| Subject: Rookies arrive, get settled in Fri May 03, 2013 11:35 am | |
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- Teresa Varley
Steelers.com
Thursday afternoon at the Steelers’ practice facility was reminiscent of the first day of school, when new students arrive, backpacks in tow, meet their classmates, get seat assignments, are introduced to their teachers and get excited about the opportunity and challenge ahead of them.
In this case, those students were Steelers’ rookies, including draft choices, free agents and rookie tryouts. Some of them had been to Pittsburgh before, but others were here for the first time.
As they arrived, each was handed a checklist of required stops, ranging from the athletic training room, to the equipment room for a helmet fitting, and getting a head shot taken for media relations purposes.
Once settled in and given a locker assignment, they spent time in the locker room shooting pool, playing ping pong and getting to know each other, before gathering Thursday evening for a team meeting.
It’s all part of the first day on the job for an NFL player.
“It set in when I got fit for my helmet and went into the locker room,” said safety Shamarko Thomas, the team’s fourth-round draft pick from Syracuse. “It definitely has set in now.”
For some, though, it is still setting in. It might take putting on a helmet and practice gear, or stepping foot on the practice field during the weekend minicamp, for it to hit home for everyone that they are now members of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“The past week has been interesting,” said linebacker Jarvis Jones, the No. 1 pick from Georgia. “It’s been fun. It’s been a great experience. I am enjoying it, I am still excited. I don’t think it hit me yet. I am a professional now. It’s a great opportunity.”
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