Steelers Training Facility’s Bad Condition Exposed by NFLPA Executive Director After Scathing Remarks on Chiefs’ Kyle Van Noy Blunder

Facility rooms are the place where players spend most of their time except for fields. And it is a very common expectation that these should be hygienic, spacious, and comforting. But most of the time, this is not the case. When the NFL Association Executive Director visited the Ravens facility on September 12, 2024. He shared his views on the medical attention given to Ravens’ linebacker, Kyle Van Noy.

When Van discussed the delay in medical treatment at the Chiefs‘ facility room to check the fracture in his orbital bone. Howell said, “I think this was an unfortunate situation where that did not occur,” via Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com. And continued, “Thank God for Kyle’s situation [that] it wasn’t worse. But here we are with the first game of the season; we have many more games to play. We just can’t have that.” Mentioning that the necessary parties are aware of the ways to improve and work on the problems. But this conversation extended to discussing Steelers’ facility room.

Pittsburgh Steelers have been practicing at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex for over a decade. But in the last few years, the complex has received poor feedback. It got worse in February 2024 when the NFLPA did a survey that revealed how the players were disappointed by the facilities provided to them. The weight room received a grade of C, ranking 24th out of 32 teams, while the training room was graded a D+, placing 29th. Surprisingly, these were among the team’s higher marks, as the overall report highlighted concerns about the Steelers’ resources.