vader29
01-08-2014, 11:01 AM
Players who come to the Steelers from other NFL teams see the difference, and they like what they see
They came here to play football, but they learned that signing a contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers made them part of a family, part of an organization in which the ultimate goal is unmistakable even in a season that ultimately fell short of the playoffs.
“They treat you like men here,” center Cody Wallace observed. “They have that focus. Everybody’s going for the same goal. And here you can actually talk about the Super Bowl and be serious about it.”
Added running back LaRod Stephens-Howling, “There’s a great winning attitude around here. You come to work and you’re fighting for world championships. I love coming to work and seeing those (Vince Lombardi) trophies upstairs. You know what you’re fighting for when you come in.”
Stephens-Howling, a native of Johnstown, Pa., came to the Steelers after four seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. His homecoming proved brief. Stephens-Howling checked out of the regular season opener on Sept. 8 against Tennessee with a right knee injury that would cost him the rest of his season.
But even from the relative seclusion of the injured reserve list Stephens-Howling gained an appreciation for how the Steelers operate.
“I love the organization,” he said. “A lot of respect.”
Read more: http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/They-treat-you-like-men-here/e0b9eec6-a990-4283-b7c0-23c1f1dca52c
They came here to play football, but they learned that signing a contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers made them part of a family, part of an organization in which the ultimate goal is unmistakable even in a season that ultimately fell short of the playoffs.
“They treat you like men here,” center Cody Wallace observed. “They have that focus. Everybody’s going for the same goal. And here you can actually talk about the Super Bowl and be serious about it.”
Added running back LaRod Stephens-Howling, “There’s a great winning attitude around here. You come to work and you’re fighting for world championships. I love coming to work and seeing those (Vince Lombardi) trophies upstairs. You know what you’re fighting for when you come in.”
Stephens-Howling, a native of Johnstown, Pa., came to the Steelers after four seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. His homecoming proved brief. Stephens-Howling checked out of the regular season opener on Sept. 8 against Tennessee with a right knee injury that would cost him the rest of his season.
But even from the relative seclusion of the injured reserve list Stephens-Howling gained an appreciation for how the Steelers operate.
“I love the organization,” he said. “A lot of respect.”
Read more: http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/They-treat-you-like-men-here/e0b9eec6-a990-4283-b7c0-23c1f1dca52c