Coach Mike Tomlin reiterated today what he said at the beginning of training camp about quarterback Michael Vick: He doesn't discuss potential free agents individually, and that the Steelers are "doing their due diligence" on all of them, including Vick.
The Washington Post has reported that at least five NFL teams have expressed interest in signing Vick, who spent nearly two years in prison for charges related to dog-fighting.
Vick had been the Atlanta Falcons' starting quarterback and one of the most dynamic playmakers in the league prior to his well-chronicled fall from grace.
"If people are capable of helping us win we're going to have a level of interest in those guys," Tomlin said today at a news conference at St. Vincent. "I'm never going to discuss free agents individually. I don't think that's appropriate. I think that that conversation could be endless.
"If I start commenting on Michael Vick then I'll be commenting on Plaxico Burress and everybody else that turns up on the (waiver) wire. We do our due diligence on guys that have a professional skill level and of course (Vick) is one of them." (Pitt-Tribune)
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