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‘We’re Not Putting Together An MMA Team’: Mike Tomlin Doubles Down On Disdain Of Training Camp Fights

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Things have gotten chippy in Latrobe, Pa., this week with fights among the Pittsburgh Steelers during back-to-back training camp practices. After the first fight, Mike Tomlin said the Steelers were a “bit less than professional.” He criticized them again in an interview with Kay Adams on her Up & Adams Show before practice on Saturday.

“Absolutely not,” Tomlin said when asked by Adams if he was “encouraging” the fights during camp. “I understand we need tough guys in this business, but we’re not putting together an MMA team. It doesn’t help us win games.