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Steelers News: Alumni, Antonio Brown, Rob Gronkowski

By Kim Myers

Dec 13, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; The Pittsburgh Steelers huddle against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second half at Paul Brown Stadium. The Steelers won 33-20. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 13, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; The Pittsburgh Steelers huddle against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second half at Paul Brown Stadium. The Steelers won 33-20. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Steelers face off against the Patriots in the hopes of heading into their bye week on a positive note to rest up and get healthy.

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While the team gets ready to take the field against the Patriots we’ll be busy looking for mentions of your Black & Gold so we’ve got you covered. Here’s your Steelers Morning Huddle for Sunday, Oct. 23rd.

Alumni Weekend

Pittsburgh hosted their annual Alumni Weekend Dinner at Heinz Field on Saturday and fan favorites like Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis, Casey Hampton, Charlie Batch, Santonio Holmes and Plaxico Burress joined in on the festivities.

Teresa Varley explains that the night was open to players who played since Heinz Field opened in 2001. Plaxico Burress describes the bond the players share. He played for the Steelers from 2000-2004 and then again from 2012-2013.

"“You pick up right where you left off. We had such a great bond here. Everything was authentic. There was nothing fake about it. You knew the person you were playing with, not just from a football standpoint. We spent so much time with each other outside of the football field. You knew their wives, their kids. It was that kind of vibe. You knew the person outside of the football field, not just the locker room. And now it’s just about catching up with the guys you haven’t seen in a while.” – Plaxico Burress"

Also joining the group were Alan Faneca and Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala. Still love that name.

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He’ll be open

The relationship between Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown has led to a lot of yards, touchdowns and wins. That can’t be overstated. Brown has to get close to that level with Landry Jones, at least for this game, says ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

Sammie Coates has nursing a busted finger and Markus Wheaton is sidelined with a shoulder injury so Jones is going to have to rely on Brown heavily. Brown is just the guy that can give Landry the confidence he needs to pull off the unthinkable today. He’ll be open on every play, for sure.

Don’t forget to cover Gronk

Ray Fittipaldo of the PPG reminds us that Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who played high school football at Woodland Hills, had his coming out party against the Steelers at Heinz Field back in 2010.

Gronk was a rookie looking to make a name for himself and he went off with three touchdown receptions in a 39-26 victory for New England. Since then he’s become basically unstoppable when he’s healthy.

Next: Steelers vs. Patriots: Breakdown, Matchups, Prediction

What’s worse is that since then Pittsburgh hasn’t really found an answer for covering tight ends. Sunday they’ll need to make sure to cover not only Gronk but Martellus Bennett as well. Welcome back Ryan Shazier, we’ve got work for you to do today.

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