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05-25-2012, 02:17 PM
What’s in a number? Steelers rookie LB Sean Spence focused on playbook, not replacing Farrior
By Associated Press
May 24, 2012
PITTSBURGH — Sean Spence walked toward his locker during his first day as a Pittsburgh Steeler last month, saw the number hanging from the hook and couldn’t quite believe it.
Did the Steelers really give him No. 51, the same number worn by longtime defensive captain James Farrior?
Yep.
“I didn’t have a choice,” Spence said.
Don’t get him wrong. The rookie inside linebacker out of Miami (Fla.) is hardly complaining.
It’s just he knows what No. 51 meant to the franchise over the last decade. All Farrior did in his 10 years with the Steelers was make a couple of Pro Bowls, help the franchise to a pair of Super Bowl victories while leading a unit annually among the best in the league.
No pressure or anything kid.
Read More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/whats-in-a-number-steelers-rookie-lb-sean-spence-focused-on-playbook-not-replacing-farrior/2012/05/24/gJQA6FBZoU_story.html
By Associated Press
May 24, 2012
PITTSBURGH — Sean Spence walked toward his locker during his first day as a Pittsburgh Steeler last month, saw the number hanging from the hook and couldn’t quite believe it.
Did the Steelers really give him No. 51, the same number worn by longtime defensive captain James Farrior?
Yep.
“I didn’t have a choice,” Spence said.
Don’t get him wrong. The rookie inside linebacker out of Miami (Fla.) is hardly complaining.
It’s just he knows what No. 51 meant to the franchise over the last decade. All Farrior did in his 10 years with the Steelers was make a couple of Pro Bowls, help the franchise to a pair of Super Bowl victories while leading a unit annually among the best in the league.
No pressure or anything kid.
Read More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/whats-in-a-number-steelers-rookie-lb-sean-spence-focused-on-playbook-not-replacing-farrior/2012/05/24/gJQA6FBZoU_story.html