Under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement of the NFL, it places limits on all 32 team’s offseason programs, and yesterday began Phase One, which per NFL policy, only allows players to entertain strength and/or cardiovascular exercises. Regardless if the players were meeting up for a film session or even to play checkers, one thing was apparent in the overall mood, and that was it’s good to be back.
After advancing to the playoffs last season after a two-year hiatus, the team is hungry for more, although it will have to begin the season minus All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell.