Mexico City, Mexico - The six time World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers professional football team will be hosting two fan camps this June in Mexico City, the team announced today. The camps will be held at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Santa Fe, one of the most up-scale universities in Mexico.
This will be the second time the Steelers have hosted camps in Mexico's capital city, the last time being in 2010.
The fan camp for adults will take place on Saturday, June 23rd and will include individual drills directed by several Steelers’ players.
The following day, Sunday, June 24th, a youth camp will introduce the kids to a number of individual drills needed to participate in the game of football. Both the youth camp and the fan camp for adults will be one-day events.
"Steelers fans were very excited when we hosted the Youth Camp here in 2010, and we are anxious for the opportunity to return to Mexico," Steelers’ President Art Rooney II said. "Steelers fans in Mexico are enthusiastic and I know our players who are attending are looking forward to the weekend to interact with some of our most loyal fans."
Several Steelers are expected to attend, including linebacker James Harrison, defensive end Brett Keisel, wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, and safety Ryan Mundy.