The Pittsburgh Steelers donned the pads for the first time this training camp, and there were several veterans who watched, and another player who left the field due to heat related illness.
It was hot. There is no other way around such a simple fact. You can talk heat index, humidity...doesn't matter. When the Pittsburgh Steelers head to Saint Vincent College it means the temperature is going to rise. To add to the heat, the Steelers had their first padded practice Wednesday and several veterans sat out the first practice with pads.
James Harrison, Heath Miller, Will Allen and Mike Mitchell did not suit up for the practice session today, but did drills and conditioning on the side.