Steelers Decision

The Steelers finally let Tuff know that he is on the Injured Reserve list. We will be in Pittsburgh now for the season.

Tuff has surgery scheduled for Monday first thing in the morning to repair his torn posterior labrum. It is a fairly simple arthroscopic surgery in which they will essentially sew his labrum back onto the bone. Please keep Tuff in your prayers.

Since Tuff's injury last Friday, we have had the entire week to sit and think about what they would decide with Tuff. I must admit this is especially challenging for me. After all, I was voted most impatient in my class in high school. Just Kidding. I have come a long ways. Tuff has actually been at St. Vincent's since his injury rehabbing his shoulder.

On Sunday, the Steelers put on a special event for the families, Family Day. There were a lot of activities for the kids so of course Tuff and I participated.


Also Kutsch Kutsch and her boyfriend Patrick got a caricature drawing.


And finally Tyler got one with his wife Maggie. Actually Maggie was home in Tennessee so Tyler held up a picture of her from his cell phone.


After surgery on Monday, Tuff will spend the day and night at the hospital, then head back Tuesday to St. Vincents for the beginning of months of rehabilitation. Thank you all for all your support!

St. Vincent's

Man Down But Not His Spirits

Yesterday the Steelers placed Tuff on the Waived/Injured List.
http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Steelers-make-roster-moves/afca0390-28fc-42b0-ae68-2c72aed52e95

What does it mean when a NFL player is waived injured?
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_it_mean_when_a_NFL_player_is_waived_injured

The Steelers will make a decision in the next few days to either put Tuff on injured reserve or make an injury settlement. So for now we are still in Pittsburgh and Tuff will be rehabbing his shoulder back to health. I will let everyone know when I know of any official decisions.

I made my second visit to camp Tuesday, this time with my friend Meaghan and her son Austin.



Each camp Tuff and I have been to has handled family time a little differently. With the Steelers, the families are allowed into the VIP area, which is basically the outer rim of the practice fields. Family also gets to park in a VIP lot and get carted to the field. After practice, family is allowed on the field to see their men. Then we get to walk up "autograph hill" and wait for our men to get out of the cold tubs and showers.

Since St Vincent is a small college it doesn't have cold tubs, so the Steelers bring in big hot tubs and fill them with buckets of ice and water. They have three big hot tubs outside, one that actually is hot and two that are ice tubs. Players usually sit in the hot tub before practice and the cold tub after.

From where we wait for our men to get done with practice we were shocked to have a view of the players in the tubs. Meaghan thought for sure they were all naked but I assured her they were wearing compression shorts.

Tuff after practice, on his way to sit in the cold tub. I didn't take a picture of all the players in the tub because I thought for sure I would get into trouble. Sorry.


After they spend time in the cold tub and shower, they meet us for dinner. Yes that's right! We get to eat dinner with them. This is a first at a training camp for me. The food is really good too. Basically anything you want.

I did not want this whole pig in the picture below but it looks like Tuff does.


Then after the meal they cart us back to drop the players off at their dorm room for their meetings. No we cannot go into the dorms.

After dropping Tuff off, Meaghan and Austin, some more family and I getting carted back to our parking lot.



Unfortunately Friday night at practice Tuff sustained a shoulder injury during a special teams drill. He will rehab this week and see how things go.

Kutsch Kutsch, me and Tuff hanging out this morning.