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03-23-2011, 05:15 AM
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has been so immersed in draft preparation he has hardly noticed that the NFL is mired in a work stoppage.
That is what Tomlin professed Tuesday at the NFL owners meetings. And it may only be part exaggeration.
The first group of Steelers players wasn't scheduled to report for offseason training until last week — and those were the players that received limited snaps last season or didn't suit up at all.
"Couple that with the fact that I've been on the road," Tomlin said of the offseason, "and it hasn't been very different at all."
Tomlin, like a lot of coaches, won't really be impacted by the labor impasse — and the quiet that has pervaded teams' headquarters since owners locked out players almost two weeks ago — unless it goes past April................
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That is what Tomlin professed Tuesday at the NFL owners meetings. And it may only be part exaggeration.
The first group of Steelers players wasn't scheduled to report for offseason training until last week — and those were the players that received limited snaps last season or didn't suit up at all.
"Couple that with the fact that I've been on the road," Tomlin said of the offseason, "and it hasn't been very different at all."
Tomlin, like a lot of coaches, won't really be impacted by the labor impasse — and the quiet that has pervaded teams' headquarters since owners locked out players almost two weeks ago — unless it goes past April................
Read more @ http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_728635.html