On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced they’ll be returning back to their rightful training camp home at Saint Vincent College.
The last two years, the team held camp at Heinz Field and the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex after being denied approval from the NFL
for an off-site location due to the COVID-19 pandemic; despite Steelers owner Art Rooney II wanting it to return to Saint Vincent in 2021.
Mr. Rooney also released a statement on the matter:
We are very excited to return to Saint Vincent College for our Training Camp later this summer
We always appreciate the support from Saint Vincent as well as the Latrobe community.
We look forward to having fans back on campus as we will be preparing for the 2022 season
We thank Father Paul Taylor and the tremendous staff on campus for their continued support for our return to our summer home.
The Steelers first started its offseason training at Saint Vincent back in 1966, and did so for the next 54 years up until a couple years ago.
It’s understandable why the league would say no, especially in the heart of the pandemic.
But, it’s nice that one of the longest running traditions for one of the game’s great franchises can continue on.