When NFL fans have been deprived of any football substance since the 2015 NFL Draft, they are starving for any bits of information they may receive from their favorite teams. Pittsburgh Steelers fans were one of 26 NFL fan bases who got just that Tuesday as those teams began their Organized Team Activities (OTAs). Take a look at some of the story lines from Day One in Pittsburgh:
Ike is back...kinda
Former Steelers CB Ike Taylor re-joined his teammates for the first day of OTAs, but he wasn't wearing any gear. Instead, he was a volunteer coach at the request of head coach Mike Tomlin.
Ike Taylor was at Steelers OTAs today helping out as a coach.
— Mark Kaboly (@MarkKaboly_Trib) May 26, 2015
Not only did Ike return, but he left in style...
I do believe I just saw Uber pick up ike Taylor from the facility. Tremendous.
— Mark Kaboly (@MarkKaboly_Trib) May 26, 2015
AB sidesteps contract talks
Antonio Brown was forced to face the media today, and in doing so had to answer questions about the strange one-day holdout during the team's voluntary workouts last month. Brown wasn't going to give the media any more fodder than they already had, diverting all questions to his agent.
Antonio Brown: "I leave it as it was a report for my agent to deal with. I’m here to… play ball, work on my game and get ready."
— Chris Adamski (@C_AdamskiTrib) May 26, 2015
Antonio Brown, asked if he's looking for a new contract: "It’s not my business to discuss; I’ll just leave it up to my agent."
— Chris Adamski (@C_AdamskiTrib) May 26, 2015
AB holdout on the way?
Many were wondering if Brown would hold out of training camp, and if his attendance at OTAs wasn't a strong indication of his plans for training camp, he answered the question.
Antonio Brown's favorite answer today:"That's up to my agent" If his agent tells him to skip camp,will he? "I'll be there at training camp"
— Chris Adamski (@C_AdamskiTrib) May 26, 2015
Pittsburgh Steelers, you get a gold star!
No players missing from #Steelers OTAs today. Doesn't happen often.
— Dale Lolley (@dlolleyor) May 26, 2015
When I was in elementary school, at each quarter of the school year when you got your report card, if you had perfect attendance you would have a fancy gold sticker on your report card. Congratulations Steelers, for the first day of OTAs, you get a gold star!
Bell uncertain about the hearing for his appeal of suspension
Le'Veon Bell was obviously asked about his knee (still not 100-percent, by the way), but also shown a light on the status of his appeal of his three-game suspension. The league doesn't seem to be in as big a rush for Bell's appeal compared to Tom Brady's appeal, due to the fact Bell has no clue when his appeal will be heard.
Le'Veon Bell said he's close to 100% after knee injury that kept him out of WC. Added doesn't know when appeal of suspension will be heard.
— Will Graves (@WillGravesAP) May 26, 2015
The Steelers will continue their OTAs Wednesday, and be sure to visit BTSC for the best Steelers coverage on the internet.