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Steelers Daily Links: Damar Hamlin Set for Pgh Return, Flores Borrows Tomlinism

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Kyle Trask, right, is sacked by Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Nick Herbig during the second half of a preseason NFL football game, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

🏈 On Saturday night, McKees Rocks native and Pitt product Damar Hamlin played in his first NFL game since suffering from cardiac arrest on January 2. Hamlin will return to Pittsburgh this Saturday when the Steelers host the Buffalo Bills at Acrisure Stadium.

“I’m going to see my entire family. I’m going to see my entire city,” Hamlin said. “I think it’ll probably be electric down there. I can’t wait. Just like there’s so much love in Buffalo, it’s the same love in Pittsburgh. That’s why I can really claim Buffalo like home because since I’ve got here there’s been so much love. It’s like I got adapted into another environment. The cities have so many similarities just as far as like cultural, and just how everyone’s like a big family and so much support around sports and around life. So going home will just be like returning back into this stadium.”

🏈 Washington Commanders running back Antonio Gibson tweeted “Speed Speed Speed” in response to Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Calvin Austin III’s 67-yard touchdown reception on on Friday night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Gibson was teammates with Austin in college at Memphis.

🏈 Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores said he stole the saying “every meal is not a banquet” straight from Mike Tomlin. Flores coached with Tomlin in Pittsburgh for one year in 2022.

RELATED: Brian Flores Credits Mike Tomlin for Development as Coach

🏈 Steelers Community Relations: On Sunday afternoon, Steelers defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi hosted a group of young men from Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh’s Black Male Leadership Development Institute. The group watched practice and then joined Larry for dinner where the young men learned etiquette skills for fine dining. At the end of the dinner, Larry gifted each of them with a new bow tie.

🎂 Happy Birthday to former Steelers linebacker and current Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel, born on August 14, 1975 in Akron, Ohio. Vrabel was drafted by the Steelers in the third round out of Ohio State in the 1997 NFL Draft, but his tenure in Pittsburgh was a disappointment. Vrabel made no starts and just seven sacks in four seasons with the Steelers. Vrabel joined the New England Patriots as a free agent in 2001, and things started to click for him under Bill Belichick. Vrabel became a starter and won three Super Bowls with New England over a four-year span. In eight years with the Patriots, Vrabel recorded 48 sacks, 55 tackles for loss, 33 quarterback hits, 13 forced fumbles, 34 passes defended and 11 interceptions.

Also, Happy Birthday to Steelers inside linebacker Mark Robinson, born on August 14, 1999 in Leesburg, Georgia. Robinson was selected in the seventh round by the Steelers out of the University of Mississippi in the 2022 NFL Draft. Robinson started the last two games of the season last year, recording nine total tackles.

🎥 Former NFL quarterback J.T. O’Sullivan of the QB School broke down how Kenny Pickett looked off the linebacker on his 33-yard touchdown pass to George Pickens on Friday night against the Buccaneers.

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Ranking Penguins prospects No. 1 – 5.

Pittsburgh Baseball Now: The Pirates and Reds split their day-night doubleheader.

Pittsburgh Sports Now: Pitt stars shined in the first weekend of the NFL preseason.

West Virginia Sports Now: WVU alum Dante Stills is liking his first taste of the NFL with the Cardinals.

Nittany Sports Now: Former Penn State wrestler Bo Nickal posed for a photo with Donald Trump.

Pittsburgh Soccer Now: The Riverhounds defended Fort Highmark once again with a 2-0 win over Hartford in the rain.

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