Saint Vincent plans are still on for camp
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In what is another indication an end to the NFL labor strife is imminent, the Steelers are still planning to have training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, team president Art Rooney II said.
While at least three teams have already canceled plans to stage training camp at their usual off-site locations, the Steelers continue to hold out hope they will be able to report on time for the start of their 46th consecutive year at Saint Vincent -- the second-longest streak in the NFL. The Green Bay Packers have been training at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wis., since 1958.
"We are still planning to go," Rooney told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Monday.
The Steelers have not scheduled a starting date for the official opening of camp, but it likely will be the weekend of July 29-31, which would be two weeks before their first preseason game Aug. 12 against the Washington Redskins in Landover, Md.
That, though, depends on the resolution of the lockout that exists between the owners and players. Under terms of the old collective bargaining agreement, teams are allowed to report to training camp no more than 15 days before their first preseason game.
"Obviously, we may get to the point where we have to make adjustments," Rooney said. "But we will hold on as long as we can."
First Published July 12, 2011 12:00 am
