Together again: NFL teams are celebrating Training Camp: Back Together Weekend starting today, an opportunity for fans across the league to see their teams in action. On Saturday, Steelers fans descended on Saint Vincent College to see the black and gold players, and a large crowd is expected on Sunday.
Coach Mike Tomlin welcomed fans to camp, spoke to them before practice and then introduced the crowd to former Steelers linebacker Jason Gildon, who is part of the Steelers Hall of Honor Class of 2024.
“I just wanted to take a moment to welcome you back to football in 2024,” Tomlin said. “I wanted to thank you for making this the very best training camp in the NFL. We have a lot of new players and coaches and I’ve told them how great this environment is and your presence today attests to that. We’re going to have a great time today. We’re going to work hard. We hope you guys have a great time today. We thank you for bringing energy to what we do.
“And I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that we have a new class of Hall of Honor inductees this year, 2024. Some Pittsburgh Steelers legends, and we have one of them in the building today. I want you to join me in welcoming Jason Gildon and congratulating him on his induction into the Hall of Honor.”
About the Back Together Weekend:
NFL Network will provide comprehensive coverage of “Training Camp: Back Together Weekend presented by YouTube TV” on Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28, as well as all 32 NFL training camps with daily editions of “Inside Training Camp” from Monday, July 29 through Wednesday, August 7.
For the fourth consecutive year, all 32 NFL teams will begin training camp with practices and club-sponsored fan events. This year’s edition of “Training Camp: Back Together Weekend” includes festivities that once again span two days – Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28 – with full coverage on NFL Network and NFL+, as well as ABC and ESPN.
Beginning on Saturday, July 27 at 10:00 a.m. ET and continuing at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 28, NFL Network will provide 16 hours of live coverage of “Training Camp: Back Together Weekend” over the two days as teams across the league take the field.
NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo will be in Latrobe on Sunday covering the Steelers.
“Inside Training Camp” on NFL Network begins Monday, July 29 and provides daily coverage through Wednesday, August 7. Coverage begins at noon ET July 29 through August 2 and August 4, 3 p.m. ET August 3 and 2 p.m. ET August 5 through August 7. As teams arrive at training camp and take the field, NFL Network is there, providing in-depth coverage and access, interviews with players and coaches, analysis from former players, head coaches and executives, and live reports from reporters stationed at training camps.
For NFL Network’s “Inside Training Camp” coverage, hosts MJ Acosta-Ruiz, Patrick Claybon, Rhett Lewis, Chris Rose, Colleen Wolfe and Mike Yam are joined by analysts Brian Baldinger, Bucky Brooks, David Carr, Cynthia Frelund, Pep Hamilton, Daniel Jeremiah, Gerald McCoy, Scott Pioli, Michael Robinson and Marc Ross to provide analysis and interviews.
Also joining us are NFL media insiders Mike Garafolo, Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport, senior national columnist Judy Battista, chief national reporter Steve Wyche and NFL Network reporters Taylor Bisciotti, Jeffri Chadiha, Bridget Condon, Stacey Dales, Omar Ruiz, Jane Slater, Sara Walsh and Cameron Wolfe, who provide the latest news from the league’s training camps.
Editions of “The Insiders” will air on NFL Network on Wednesday, July 31 and Friday, August 2 at 7:00 p.m. ET and Monday, August 5 through Wednesday, August 7 at 6:00 p.m. ET. Battista, Garafolo, Pelissero, Rapoport and a rotating roster of NFL Network reporters will provide the latest news from around the league.
