Once they walked off the practice field at the Rooney Sports Complex, many of the rookie and first-year players in attendance likely received a call or text from their father or someone who served as a mentor asking how things went.
It's typical father-son stuff.
But Steelers first-year wide receiver Trey Griffey's dad has a little different understanding of the process of becoming a professional athlete. After all, when your grandfather was a standout Major League Baseball player and your father is in the Baseball Hall of Fame, they might know a thing or three about what it takes to make it at any sport’s highest level.
In that respect, George Kenneth "Trey" Griffey III has a leg up on his competition to earn a roster spot with the Steelers.
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