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Two weeks from tomorrow night, in front of a nation's insatiable pro football audience, Mike Tomlin will begin his third season as the head coach of the Steelers with nothing to accomplish that he hasn't already.

Defensive line coach John Mitchell instructs No. 1 pick Ziggy Hood during yesterday's afternoon practice at Saint Vincent College.

But if the Woodland Hills High graduate feels like one, that's because there's a marked difference between this training camp and his first one with the Steelers a year ago.

The Steelers opened training camp July 31 at St. Vincent College, and they did so without a familiar face.

The Steelers opened training camp July 31 at St. Vincent College, and they did so without a familiar face.

The Steelers opened training camp July 31 at St. Vincent College, and they did so without a familiar face.

The Steelers opened training camp July 31 at St. Vincent College, and they did so without a familiar face.

August 8th, 2009 @ 1:15pm In what has become an opening-day tradition replacing the old "beep test," Bronco Mendenhall led the Cougars on a morning trek to the "Y" to get the day underway.

If you take a look at the Steelers' defensive line, it is one of the oldest in the NFL.

Moments after center Justin Hartwig arrived at Steelers training camp Friday, rookie A.Q. Shipley unloaded a microwave from Hartwig's truck and carried it into his dorm room at St.

The Pittsburgh Steelers learned the hard way in 2006 that the mantle of defending Super Bowl champion is a heavy one to carry.

Moments after center Justin Hartwig arrived at Steelers training camp Friday, rookie A.Q. Shipley unloaded a microwave from Hartwig's truck and carried it into his dorm room at St.