Usually, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ release of their training camp schedule is just ceremonial and a chance for fans to plan what practices to attend and buy their tickets. And while it still is, there was one big change this season, with all weekday practices being held at 10:30 AM/ET., a change from the previous start time of 1:55 PM. Appearing on 93.7 The Fan, Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said he thinks that the change stems from Pittsburgh’s new strength and conditioning staff, which wants players eating more later in the day.
“There’s a new strength and conditioning staff this year, and I think those guys went to the coaching staff and said ‘Hey, look, we feel the players will be better nourished if they’re practicing early.