Former Steeler Alan Faneca will go down as one of the best guards in team history. Tuesday he announced his retirement from the game, this after playing 10 seasons with the Steelers, and then a couple more with the Jets and then Cardinals.
Faneca left the black and gold after the 2007 season, joining the New York Jets with a mega deal. He had turned 30 that offseason, and the Steelers didn’t want to overpay for a guard on the downside of his career, even though the fans seemed to want him to stay and retire as a Steeler.
He made two more Pro Bowls with New York, and then moved to Arizona where he started all 16 games last season for the Cardinals. He will always be remembered for the key block in the 75-yard touchdown run by Willie Parker that gave the Steelers a 14-3 lead in Super Bowl XL.
Overall he went to nine Pro Bowls in his tremendous career, one that will always be remembered for his time with the Steelers, and might just end with a bust in Canton.
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