Here is the transcript of the Mike Tomlin Tuesday, October 29th press conference.

http://news.steelers.com/MediaContent/2008/10/28/11/Tomlin_98519.pdf

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin addressed the media a little while ago from the Steelers South Side practice facilty. Wide receiver Santonio Holmes met with Tomlin on Monday and is back with the team and will practice and should play this week baring any suspension from the league. Running back Willie Parker worked out today and Tomlin described his status as day-to-day. Safety Ryan Clark will be doubtful this week with a shoulder separation. Linebacker Keyaron Fox is still recovering from a hamstring injury and his status is undecided. Nose tackle Casey Hampton is day-to-day with turf toe, but Read more [...]

I would like to give my congratulations to Coach Coughlin and the New York Giants. That is a championship caliber football team, not only from a talent standpoint but they showed great football character; they fought. I thought that our team fought. They made more plays than we did. Quite simply, we came up short. We accept that and we will take this as a learning experience. It is tough to swallow, but we will and we will march forward as a team and get ready for the Washington Redskins. Can you talk about the injury to Greg Warren? Greg Warren tore his ACL, so he was out. Nobody has two long Read more [...]

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said in his post game press conference that long snapper Greg Warren tore his left ACL and will be lost for the season. The Steelers will bring in available long snappers next week for a look. Safety Ryan Clark dislocated his right shoulder and his status for next week is uncertain. Punter Mitch Berger injured his hamstring on his plant leg and he will be reevaluated on Monday. Tomlin said he will visit with wide receiver Santonio Holmes on Monday and his playing status for next week is uncertain at this time.

Steelers HC Mike Tomlin said Tuesday during his weekly press conference said that running back Willie Parker is slated to practice starting Wednesday on a limited basis. Safety Troy Polamalu suffered a slight concussion on Sunday and test have been favorable. Polamalu is slated to practice this week. At this time Tomlin expects him to be able to play Sunday. Tackle Marvel Smith is coming along with his back problems and his status is still up in the air. Wide receiver Dallas Baker, fullback Carey Davis and nose tackle Casey Hampton are all scheduled to practice this week and are hopeful to be ready Read more [...]

Opening comments ... “It was a great win for our team today. To see the fans and the support we had here today was really moving, not only for me, but for everyone in the locker room. The game was typical for us and was something we were concerned with coming out of the bye with the quality of execution early on. The positive thing was that we played hard and we played fast, just not with the quality of execution. We also had a little rust. The guys didn’t blink and they continued. We didn’t change anything we were doing; we just have to do it a little better. We were able to get some Read more [...]

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Steeler HC Mike Tomlin Tuesday Press Conference

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