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Preparation paying off for Haden

Associate Editor

Steven Nelson, your coach, Mike Tomlin, just described you and your partner in defensive cornerback play, Joe Haden, as “low maintenance.”

What do you suppose he meant by that?

“I don’t know,” said the quieter and more reserved Steelers cornerback. “What do you think it means?”

Well, girlfriends can be described as “high maintenance,” and that’s not a good thing. So “low maintenance” must be a good thing, right?

“Right, right, right,” Nelson said as

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