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Training Camp Tales: The Kicker Is That Jeff Reed Pulled Off A Prank For The Ages

Related Topics: Jeff Reed, Mike Tomlin

The Pittsburgh Steelers report to Saint Vincent College in Latrobe on Wednesday. Here is one of our final series to bridge the gap between the end of offseason practices and the start of training camp. This is the fourth of five parts.

Training camp has long been a breeding ground for practical jokes with the players, while living in dorm rooms, trying to combat boredom when they do have idle time.

In 2009, kicker Jeff Reed and Steelers head of security Jack Kearney pulled off a doozy, getting serious points for creativity and ultimately outdoing most camp jokes because they pranked the entire team.