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Former Steelers LB Mike Vrabel Recalls How Training Camp Fight Earned Him Greg Lloyd’s Respect

This offseason, Mike Vrabel was hired as the New England Patriots’ head coach. It’s a homecoming for Vrabel, who won three Super Bowls with the Patriots when he was a player. However, his NFL journey didn’t start there. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft. Recently, Vrabel shared a funny story from his first training camp with the Steelers

“Greg Lloyd was a very dominant player, imposing figure,” Vrabel said Monday via the Patriots’ YouTube channel. “I got drafted in April and he didn’t say a word to me the entire offseason.