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Steelers' Golson grateful airport gun incident wasn't worse

PITTSBURGH -- Cornerback Senquez Golson is finally healthy and enjoying the Steelers' organized team activities. He even broke up a pass at the goal line early in Tuesday's session.

The oft-injured Golson knows his spring could have been far worse after what happened in Mobile, Alabama, on April 12.

Golson's Glock .45-caliber pistol wasn't loaded when Mobile Regional Airport officials found the gun and 23 rounds of ammunition in his carry-on bag. Some states will arrest for possession of an unloaded firearm at an airport, TSA agents told him that day.

"They were telling me good thing I was in the state of Alabama.