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The Pittsburgh Steelers have been hearing the same refrain from the Hall of Fame voters since at least 1989. You can’t put all the Steelers in Canton. It doesn’t matter if they deserve it more than other inductees.
In Joey Porter Jr., the Steelers got themselves a first-round talent, as well as a first-rate story, all for the price of a second-round draft choice. Cue the picture of Joey Porter Sr.—aka Peezy—holding his two young sons in his arms after his Steelers were victorious over the Seahawks in Super Bowl XL.
An iconic and fitting former Pittsburgh Steelers player announced the selection of Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr. at 32nd overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Roger Goodell won’t be the only one announcing the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ picks in the 2023 NFL Draft. Two Steelers legends will step to the podium to do the honors this weekend.
Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame offensive lineman Alan Faneca will announce the team’s second round draft pick at the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City, the club announced on Wednesday.
Former offensive guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Alan Faneca was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2021. He played in the NFL for 13 seasons. 10 of those years were in the Steel City.
Much is made about the NFL Draft process and how teams acquire talent. Less is said about merging talent with the right opportunity. No doubt many potentially great careers were squandered because of a poor team or organizational fits with a player.
Times were certainly different in the NFL in 1998, where first round picks didn’t always see the field right away and had to earn a starting spot. At least, that was the case for former Pittsburgh Steelers left guard and Pro Football Hall of Famer Alan Faneca.
The 2023 Pro Bowl Games wrapped earlier on Sunday and if you like flag football mixed in with something similar to the old Superstars competitions in the 1970s, perhaps you were entertained it by it overall.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers guard Alan Faneca went on the All Things Covered podcast, which is co-hosted by former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Bryant McFadden.
When the Pittsburgh Steelers selected future Hall of Fame quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft, he was expected to be the guy right away.
Thirty-two Steelers have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the third most of any team. Former Pittsburgh offensive lineman Alan Faneca, a Hall of Famer himself, believes the Steelers should have another player enshrined: receiver Hines Ward.
Steelers Offensive Coordinator Matt Canada certainly has been in the crosshairs the last few days, as calling the unit anemic through the first two games would be putting it mildly.
A fun offseason memory for you guys this Wednesday. At the time, this probably wasn’t as fun for Alan Faneca but years later, and with a gold jacket in his closet, even he seemed to get a kick out of this flashback.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger officially announced that he would be retiring yesterday. While it was long anticipated, pretty much for over a year, and had a feeling of inevitability, there is something about finality that brings a different weight to a reality prepared for.
If there’s an offensive lineman you want to take advice from, it’s someone like Alan Faneca. One of the best guards in NFL history and now – finally – a Hall of Famer, Faneca was back in Pittsburgh this weekend along with the other Steelers celebrated for their Canton enshrinement.
The most recent member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame knows better than to count out Ben Roethlisberger. The Pittsburgh Steelers organization had a great weekend in Canton, OH this August when five members of the team were enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Alan Faneca is one of the greatest offensive linemen in NFL history, a sentiment that was confirmed over the weekend when he was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Three former Jets, Steve Atwater, Alan Faneca and the late Winston Hill, were all enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame over the weekend. Atwater and Hill were members of the NFL’s 2020 Hall of Fame class, while Faneca was enshrined as a member of the 2021 class.
Alan Faneca was a massive interior lineman during his playing career. These days, he is hardly recognizable. Faneca was listed at 6-foot-5 and 316 pounds when he was a nine-time Pro Bowler as an offensive guard.
Newly-signed offensive guard Trai Turner spoke with local media for the first time since joining the Pittsburgh Steelers. Turner was asked about replacing All-Pro David DeCastro and his thoughts on Hall of Famer Alan Faneca.
One Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer is trying to get another into Canton, Ohio. Alan Faneca, one of four Steelers being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this August, believes his former teammate should meet him there soon. Faneca will have Steelers legendary wide receiver Hines Ward introduce him at his induction on Aug.
In an eight-year span in the 2000s, Terry Holt averaged 95 receptions for 1,450 yards and eight touchdowns. And yet he and these other deserving players are not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
It feels fitting that a team called the Steelers, from Pittsburgh, would be one of the greatest franchises in the history of the rough-and-tumble, smashmouth NFL.
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