polamalubeast
05-23-2012, 07:54 PM
They don’t celebrate NFL backups in southern New Jersey. Trust Isaac Redman on this.
When the Pittsburgh Steelers running back returned to his hometown of Paulsboro, N.J., during the offseason after his rookie year in the NFL in 2009, people just kind of shrugged their shoulders.
Three years later, things have changed. The overweight kid from Division II Bowie State who barely made the practice squad during that miserable first season is now the centerpiece for a running attack geared at taking pressure off quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
And the fine folks in Paulsboro know it.
“I get a lot different treatment now when I’m home than I did when I was on the practice squad,” Redman said with a laugh.
read more
http://www.steelersgab.com/2012/05/23/can-redmen-carry-the-load-for-the-steelers-run-game/
When the Pittsburgh Steelers running back returned to his hometown of Paulsboro, N.J., during the offseason after his rookie year in the NFL in 2009, people just kind of shrugged their shoulders.
Three years later, things have changed. The overweight kid from Division II Bowie State who barely made the practice squad during that miserable first season is now the centerpiece for a running attack geared at taking pressure off quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
And the fine folks in Paulsboro know it.
“I get a lot different treatment now when I’m home than I did when I was on the practice squad,” Redman said with a laugh.
read more
http://www.steelersgab.com/2012/05/23/can-redmen-carry-the-load-for-the-steelers-run-game/