Rich's Sports Beat

Steelers training camp has arrived and summer is now officially over! While August is upon us and will be here Sunday, training camp means the beginning of the end of summer. This means the regular season will not be far behind and with it, autumn. It is been more than worth the wait. Here is the training camp schedule for those who wish to make the trek to Latrobe, or just want to keep up with what is going with your Black and Gold: Friday July 30 – Players report Saturday, July 31 – Practice at 2:55 p.m. Sunday, August 1 – Practice at 2:55 p.m. Monday, August 2 – Practice at 2:55 p.m. Tuesday, August 3 – Practice at 2:55 p.m. Wednesday, August 4 – Practice at 2:55 p.m. Thursday, August 5 – Practice at 2:55 p.m. Friday, August 6 – Night Practice at Latrobe Stadium 7:00 p.m. Saturday, August 7 – TBD (Dick LeBeau to be inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame) Sunday, August 8 – Practice at 2:55 p.m. Monday, August 9 – Practice at 2:55 p.m. Tuesday, August 10 – Practice at 2:55 p.m. ...

Questions, questions, questions. That seems to be the theme of the 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers as training camp opens in a week (a week from Friday, to be exact). Players will report on Friday July 30 and the first practice will be Saturday July 31. This will be one of the shortest camps in recent memory, and a lot of work needs to get done in that time frame. One issue that has been resolved is Head Coach Mike Tomlin’s contract, which he recently inked a three year extension to take him to 2014. Two years remain on his present contract, so he has the security that his predecessors had before him (Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher). However, many issues still occupy this football team. Tops among them is the quarterback situation. Ben Roethlisberger will be allowed to participate in all training camp activities and all preseason games. But, when the season starts, he will not be allowed anywhere near the practice facility or Heinz Field on game days. This is how strict this suspension is....