The Pittsburgh Steelers already knew quite a bit about tight end Nick Vannett prior to them trading for him Tuesday night. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin admitted Wednesday that he researched Vannett ahead of the 2016 NFL Draft and that that recon included him attending the Ohio State pro day that year to get to know the tight end more. On Thursday, Vannett was asked if he knew Tomlin or anyone else from the organization prior to arriving in Pittsburgh this week.
“Yeah, so I actually met with the [Kevin] Colbert and Tomlin at the Senior Bowl when I was coming out for the draft,” Vannett said Thursday per audio on 93.