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"Oh, we'll be fiiiiiiiiiiiiine."

I don't make a habit of feuding with 6-foot, 6-inch, 320-pound physical freaks, so I wasn't about to challenge Chuks Okorafor on this Monday afternoon following the Steelers' practice at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex.

Besides, he was smiling as he spoke.

For real.

"See who we got here, man," he kept going. He was facing my way after having initially fiddled with some personal fare on the top shelf of his locker stall. "We got good players here. We got good size. Strong guys. Big guys.