The Steelers will break camp Thursday out at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa.—a place where they’ve prepared for every regular season since the 1960s—and for the 43rd time since 1972, I will have missed every single practice session.
I could have attended any practice I wanted to this summer. Take Tuesday, for example. I received a text message from my uncle on Monday morning asking me if I wanted to take his son (my cousin) to a meet and great session with Tunch Ilkin and Craig Wolfley followed by VIP access to that day’s practice session.