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stillers4me
05-02-2011, 04:45 PM
Rookie Cameron Heyward need not worry about a sanctimonious NFL policy that he must wait to join the Steelers until Ohio State's classes end in June. Heyward has earned his degree, so he has the blessing of the league to pursue his new profession immediately.

Except, he can't. No one can, not the Steelers under contract and not the rookies they just drafted.

A federal appeals court in St. Louis expects to rule this week on whether the owners can continue to lock out their players or whether to reinstall the stay ordered by a federal judge last week. If the lockout is upheld, there likely will be no spring workouts until the full court can rule on the case later in the summer.

If that happens, even if ultimately the labor situation works itself out and the NFL plays the 2011 season as scheduled, the opportunities both in jobs and in playing time will be scant for the just drafted rookies...........

read more @
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11122/1143428-66.stm

43Hitman
05-02-2011, 05:02 PM
I hope that some of the starters get up with the rookies to either work out with them or help bring them up to speed on the verbiage used in our playbooks.