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Kovacevic: No holidays off for this special group

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Newcomer Justin Gilbert comes down with a ball Monday. - MATT SUNDAY / DKPS

Antonio Brown and Ben Roethlisberger jogged back and forth across the width of one of the Rooney Sports Complex's four fields, with one flicking a football to the other the whole way.

No slip-ups. Not a single broken stride.

No sweat. Not even in searing 86-degree heat.

No smiles, either. All business and, yeah, it was all boomin'.

Now, tell the truth: If that was the only scene I shared from the Steelers' practice Monday morning, the first aimed at their 84th season opener a week away in Washington, that would be plenty, wouldn't it?

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