After practicing on weekday mornings during training camp last year, the Pittsburgh Steelers are moving practice at Saint Vincent College back to 1:55 pm this year. It’s a decision that Mike Tomlin said is due to the heat, as he told reporters after minicamp today, that morning practices weren’t “hot enough” and that acclimating to the heat is important for Pittsburgh’s process.
“Wasn’t hot enough last year. To be quite honest with you, heat aids in the development of physical conditioning. It makes it a more stressful environment. And that’s what we go to camp for, we go to camp to get better and if it’s a little more miserable later in the day, that’s what we want,” Tomlin said via ESPN’s Brooke Pryor.