E-X-T-E-N-D-E-D!

I am so very excited to be typing this post right now! My internship with the Steelers had been set to end on Friday, the week before my last year of college begins. HOWEVER, I have been offered and I have accepted the opportunity to extend my internship through the regular football season! I have already learned so much from the organization and I cannot wait to see what the next few months brings! 🙂

Typical Office Happenings?

When I used to think of an “office job,” I thought of cubicles, the sound of typing and water cooler conversations. But after watching every season of “The Office” and being with the Steelers for almost 4 months, my opinion has definitely changed (in a great way, of course)!  I wouldn’t call interning or working for a team in the NFL a “typical 9-5 job.” I don’t just say that because of the back and forth between office hours and working games or other events.  I say that because of what goes on in the building when the guys are in town. Because they practice, work out and have meetings all at the same facility, we see a lot of them during the season; but that’s what keeps it fun here. The cafeteria is filled with juices and waters as beverages, but there’s always the one guy who screams “where’s the Pepsi???” every lunch break. One of the players decided to sing “I’m about to dive in” every time he opened a door the other day. You can hear the guys working out belt out an Ariana Grande song at any given time. One of the players is now using my “any better I’d have to charge entertainment” line when asked how he’s doing. I got to watch the solar eclipse last week with most of the team. The guys will run up and try to scare random staff just for laughs. So like I said, not completely typical office things, but I love every part of it!

Training Camp is Over!

The Steelers’ Training Camp 2017 at St. Vincent College has officially ended! The end of summer, but the start of the regular season. Working training camp was a lot different than going as a fan. For our department (Community Relations), we deal with special groups during the open practice times. Special groups come from all over to watch practice. The groups that we host are given sideline passes for the open practice. Some groups are also able to stay after practice to meet a lot of players and get some autographs and pictures! I think I’ve said this before, but one of my favorite parts of working with the guys is watching them interact with the kids. All of the kids there look up to them in one way or another and each time they get an opportunity to meet a player, especially if it’s his/her favorite, you always see such happiness. Besides sweating from the extreme heat on the field, training camp is fun to watch (especially people watching the fans before and after practice during autograph opportunities) and I get my steps in for each day (those hills at St. Vincent are no joke)! Now that we’re back at the offices, we’re preparing and ready for the regular season! Here we go!