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Exclusive with former Steelers Cornerback Fernando Bryant, 2008

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First, tell me what you’ve been doing with yourself since your time in the NFL?

I’m the head football coach now for a Georgia high school – it’s my second year as head coach there. I was the defensive backs coach there before that and was a coach also at Limestone college for a year before that. I coached for a guy I played with in Detroit.

Any coaches or coaching influences help shape your coaching style today?

There were a few coaches. James Stallings at Alabama was a strict disciplinarian – a tough coach. And Tom Coughlin in Jacksonville was in the same vein. Run the ball and stop the run. Hard-nosed…

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Exclusive with Former Steelers Offensive Lineman Alan Faneca, 1998-2007

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First, can you let us know what you’ve been doing with yourself since your playing days?

Well, I really don’t have a plan yet. I guess I need to get one soon. I’m enjoying my family – spending time with them. I’ve delved into a few small business ventures, but mostly I’m just enjoying my life and family

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Exclusive with former Steelers Running Back Jerome Bettis, 1996-2005

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First, can you let readers know what you’re doing now – what foundations or work we should be paying attention to?

Well, I’m living in Atlanta with my beautiful wife and two great kids. That’s about it for me. My foundation is The Bus Stops Here . It’s for underprivileged, at-risk kids. I’ve been involved with that for over twenty years.

The whole idea is to impact change in the community where I grew up. I benefited from that when I was a kid and my goal now is to help other at-risk kids now in Detroit. I got help from Reggie McKenzie when I was a kid and it hanged my life. I wanted to do the same thing for others now that I can. Continue reading “Exclusive with former Steelers Running Back Jerome Bettis, 1996-2005”

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In His Own Words: Troy Sadowski

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As a ten-year NFL veteran, I have been through a lot, and I have seen a lot, especially what takes place behind the scenes that most individuals are unaware of. I was not a multi-million-dollar superstar. I was a “journeyman,” and I am okay with that label. I did not leave the game with millions of dollars in an account. I was a “blue collar player” that fought every year to make a roster. I feel as if the NFL got everything that they could out of me, only to be left to fend for myself with no assistance from neither the league nor the teams that I played for. Due to this lack of help, I believe that is why there are so many lawsuits against the league and its teams.

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Vintage Steelers: Steelers History

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So this being the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, and me being kind of a history nut I thought I’d tie the Gettysburg Address in with the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Makes sense, right?  You’ll discover that I will tie the Steelers, mainly the 70’s Steelers, in with American history from time to time.  My writings will be of the “random thoughts” type of writing.  As I compose these articles you will see that my thoughts will bounce around a little and that is what you will read.  So let’s begin.  Lincoln began his Address with a look back in time. I’m going to borrow his opening.

Two score and eight years ago my parents brought forth onto this continent a new Steelers fan, conceived in (well, conceived in a small two bedroom apartment on East Orange St. in a small town in central Pennsylvania, but we won’t go into that.  Hopefully, you know about that kind of stuff by now.) and dedicated to proposition that the Steelers are the best team in the NFL.  My earliest memory of the Steelers was watching who I believe was Terry Bradshaw in the Steelers all white uniforms.  No clue who they were playing but I was hooked.  My dad told me that I had to root for a Pennsylvania team. The Steelers were winning. That was easy.  We lived in a neighborhood in the mid 70s full of kids who each liked different NFL teams.  The Raiders, the Dolphins, Cowboys, Eagles were all represented.  Our neighborhood was the NFL.  All of our bedrooms were like a fan zone for each team.

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Exclusive with Johnny Burrell, Steelers Wide Receiver, 1962-1964

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First, can you let us know a but about your post-NFL life?

When I retired from the NFL it took a few years before I got settled in. I worked for General Electric in their appliance division, selling TVs to retail customers.

After several years GE sold their appliances division to Thomson/RCA and I worked for them until I retired. After that I decided to move to Texorama area where I used to  fish. My wife and I are now in Meade, Oklahoma in  small subdivision here. with a fifteen-acre lake in our backyard. We’ve been here for twelve years now.

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Exclusive with Wide Receiver Trainer David Robinson

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First, can you talk about how you got started as a trainer?

In 2005 I started training kids. I played college ball at Oklahoma and after I graduated I saw the high schools in the Dallas area where I grew up had no training programs for receivers. They lifted weights and ran but they weren’t taught a lot of the skills and techniques. So I started training them, and word of mouth started on what I was doing.

After a while I was training 60-to-70 kids in that first year for free. Then I was able to turn it into a business.

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Exclusive with Steelers Linebacker Dick Lasse, 1958-1959

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First, can you let readers know what you did with yourself after the NFL and how hard that adjustment was for you?

Well I got my degree in education so went into teaching and did a little coaching as well. After that I retired.

I wasn’t hard at all for me. I knew what I wanted to do before I became a football player, so I was fine.

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