"Guys, can I just get to my locker? Jeez!"
That was Nick Vannett strolling into the locker room at the Rooney Complex on Thursday following his first official, on-field practice with the Steelers. A swarm of cameras and microphones awaited Vannett at his stall, creating a traffic jam for the 6-foot-6, 260-pound tight end to navigate.
He was, of course, just joking with that exclamation. Vannett was in a fantastic, upbeat mood on this sunny, 78-degree afternoon. He smiled, said his hellos and got to business fielding questions for the reporters on-hand throughout an eight-and-a-half minute session.