'We Don't Need To Go Back': Players Reveal How They Really Feel About Steelers Training Camp In Latrobe - Steelers Depot

What the report says

Steelers Depot reports that the Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing to send 91 players to Saint Vincent College in Latrobe for training camp, continuing a long-running franchise tradition built around dorm living and team bonding. The report, based on comments from Cameron Heyward’s “Not Just Football” podcast, highlights that some players view the experience less romantically than fans might expect.

Former Steelers outside linebacker Bud Dupree, who played for Pittsburgh from 2015 to 2020, said on the podcast that he did not miss the Latrobe setup and preferred the COVID-era camp when players stayed at home. Heyward also recalled that players had hoped a Super Bowl win in that period might help convince team president Art Rooney II that the club did not need to return to Latrobe, but the team ultimately resumed camp there.

The piece notes that the complaints center largely on the dorm conditions at Saint Vincent, which can mean small rooms, cinderblock walls and roommates rather than the private accommodations NFL veterans are used to during the season. Dupree also said some players spent time at Antonio Brown’s Airbnb during past camps, implying not everyone fully embraced dorm life.

Steelers Depot also frames the arrangement as more complicated than simple dislike. The Latrobe camp has been part of the Steelers’ identity since 1966, and the article points to the camaraderie and shared hardship that come with the setting. Still, Heyward and Dupree’s comments suggest that, if players had the final say, the tradition might face stronger resistance.