The crack of the pads signified the first padded practice at Saint Vincent College on Wednesday. It was the first taste of real football for the Pittsburgh Steelers this summer and a day that begins to instill physicality into the team.
“Good start today in our pads. Good energy. Ebb and flow. Wins and losses," head coach Mike Tomlin told the media after practice, via Steelers.com. "That’s all part of it. I like the spirit in which they worked. I liked the professionalism in which they worked”
"As we get into the pads and infuse physicality into this, it’s important that we have mutual respect," Tomlin continued.