stillers4me
11-11-2014, 05:22 PM
Pittsburgh Steelers (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-steelers) coach Mike Tomlin opened his weekly news conference by thanking all of those who serve and have served in the military.
He also announced that the Steelers would do more than just honor West Point graduate Alejandro Villanueva, an offensive lineman, on Veteran's Day.
Villanueva, who was signed to the Steelers' practice squad in early September, will make the trip with the team to Nashville on Sunday.
The Steelers play the Tennessee Titans (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/ten/tennessee-titans) on Monday night and practice-squad players generally don't travel with the team to road games.
"Just a sign or a token of our appreciation for not only the sacrifice he's made but all of the men and women in the history of our country," Tomlin said of the Steelers' decision to have Villanueva travel with them to Nashville. "Truly a humbling thing and it's great to have him be a part of us. It makes it personal in terms of understanding that sacrifice." ...........
Read more @ http://espn.go.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/10535/army-veteran-alejandro-villanueva-much-more-than-a-practice-squad-player-to-steelers
He also announced that the Steelers would do more than just honor West Point graduate Alejandro Villanueva, an offensive lineman, on Veteran's Day.
Villanueva, who was signed to the Steelers' practice squad in early September, will make the trip with the team to Nashville on Sunday.
The Steelers play the Tennessee Titans (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/ten/tennessee-titans) on Monday night and practice-squad players generally don't travel with the team to road games.
"Just a sign or a token of our appreciation for not only the sacrifice he's made but all of the men and women in the history of our country," Tomlin said of the Steelers' decision to have Villanueva travel with them to Nashville. "Truly a humbling thing and it's great to have him be a part of us. It makes it personal in terms of understanding that sacrifice." ...........
Read more @ http://espn.go.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/10535/army-veteran-alejandro-villanueva-much-more-than-a-practice-squad-player-to-steelers