There was growth on the field, and team bonding off the field over the last three weeks.
LATROBE, Pa. - For three weeks they have been hitting on the fields at Saint Vincent College, spending time in meetings rooms, in their dorm building and eating three meals a day together in the school’s cafeteria. Working together as one; bonding together as a unit. It’s been nothing but teamwork in the quiet, scenic rolling hills of the Laurel Highlands.
“You get homesick, you are away from your real family, but this time of year these guys are your family, they are your brothers,” said safety Mike Mitchell. “You spend more time with them than you do your own family. We were secluded up here in Latrobe and had no choice but to bond.”
For Mitchell, as well as receiver Lance Moore, it’s been a good experience, one that ends after Thursday's practice against the Buffalo Bills. Both Mitchell and Moore signed with the team this offseason as unrestricted free agents, and camp was a perfect time to fully get to know their new teammates.
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