stillers4me
05-11-2015, 06:27 AM
On Saturday, Bud Dupreehttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/bud-dupree/4d6f1a09-5315-4b8e-8b48-892d4d0356bd/) walked with the rest of his graduating class at the University of Kentucky with a Steelers decal proudly displayed on the cap all graduates wear.
On Sunday morning, that same logo adorned the Steelers helmet the team’s first round draft pick wore in the final practice of rookie minicamp.
Dupree missed the first two days of minicamp, four practices in total, so that he could attend graduation. It was something that wasn’t just important to him, but to his mother Sophia Stephens. Dupree had promised his mother he would graduate, so being there to receive the diploma he earned for his degree in community and leadership development meant the world to him.
“Graduation was great,” said Dupree. “I am happy to have gone through it, to be finished with school. It was four years of hard work and I finally got it done. It was a great experience, something you never get to do again unless you go back to graduate school. Having my diploma is something I can use whenever I need to. You can now tell your kids someday to go finish school. It felt great..........
While his fellow graduates likely took some time after graduation to celebrate their accomplishment, Dupree had a job to get to. He hopped on a flight Saturday night bound for Pittsburgh, and was at practice on Sunday morning.
“I knew it was time to get to work,” said Dupree. “I was tired when I got in. I was tired, but you have to get over it.
Love the attitude! He could have blown off the whole weekend, and the Steelers would have been fine with it....instead, he got right to work. Good job, young man! :applaudit:
Read more @ http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Dupree-%E2%80%98I-am-ready-to-keep-working%E2%80%99/5056548a-194c-4259-b750-273b79964087?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
On Sunday morning, that same logo adorned the Steelers helmet the team’s first round draft pick wore in the final practice of rookie minicamp.
Dupree missed the first two days of minicamp, four practices in total, so that he could attend graduation. It was something that wasn’t just important to him, but to his mother Sophia Stephens. Dupree had promised his mother he would graduate, so being there to receive the diploma he earned for his degree in community and leadership development meant the world to him.
“Graduation was great,” said Dupree. “I am happy to have gone through it, to be finished with school. It was four years of hard work and I finally got it done. It was a great experience, something you never get to do again unless you go back to graduate school. Having my diploma is something I can use whenever I need to. You can now tell your kids someday to go finish school. It felt great..........
While his fellow graduates likely took some time after graduation to celebrate their accomplishment, Dupree had a job to get to. He hopped on a flight Saturday night bound for Pittsburgh, and was at practice on Sunday morning.
“I knew it was time to get to work,” said Dupree. “I was tired when I got in. I was tired, but you have to get over it.
Love the attitude! He could have blown off the whole weekend, and the Steelers would have been fine with it....instead, he got right to work. Good job, young man! :applaudit:
Read more @ http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Dupree-%E2%80%98I-am-ready-to-keep-working%E2%80%99/5056548a-194c-4259-b750-273b79964087?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter