PITTSBURGH — When the Pittsburgh Steelers go on the road, their equipment managers get filet mignon, even if it must be eaten on plastic plates.

There is water, water everywhere. And nobody asks for a suite, not even owner Dan Rooney. But Rooney gets foam pillows only — no down pillows are allowed.

The Steelers' 17-page hotel contract rider that lists their requirements down to the tiniest detail was leaked to the Web site The Smoking Gun this week. While the NFL regular season hasn't started yet, the Steelers have played one road preseason game and have another Saturday at Washington.

The Steelers have not commented about the document being made public. The Web site did not specify how it obtained the rider.

The rider is provided to the hotels where the Steelers stay and is much like those for rock stars and other traveling entertainment acts. It stipulates what services and food are to be provided and what is not allowed — namely, alcohol. All minibar alcohol must be removed and players can't request it from room service.

The Steelers also want all players on the same hotel floor or, if that isn't possible, on adjacent floors with no outside guests on those floors. Meeting rooms must be private, and weddings, parties and musical events can't take place in adjoining rooms.

The Steelers' rider makes no specific room type requests, such as a suite for Rooney or coach Mike Tomlin.

Other highlights of the rider, which is printed in the identical font the team uses for many of its news releases:

• A Catholic priest and a meeting room must be provided for a Mass the day the team arrives. The Rooney family is devoutly Catholic.

• A hotel security representative with a master key should be available to accompany the Steelers' security director during the players' bed check that occurs just before 11 p.m. on the night before a game.

• Only Heinz ketchup may be provided for meals. Heinz paid $57 million for the naming rights at Heinz Field.

• The team will ship Gatorade to each hotel prior to arrival so it can be placed in iced coolers located on the players' floors.

• Players with a number of years in the league get single rooms, but many players are two to a room.