stillers4me
12-30-2017, 02:22 PM
As he ran onto the field with his Pittsburgh Steelers for Super Bowl XL in Detroit, Charlie Batch could not have thought of a more perfect setting. Batch was making his Super Bowl debut for the Steelers — his hometown team — playing in the city where he made his NFL debut with the Lions.
A team that eventually cut him.
“That moment for me,” Batch remembered of the 21-10 win over Seattle in 2006, the first of three Super Bowl appearances, “felt great.”
For a 15-year player who was never a full-time starter after his fourth season, Batch looks back at his NFL career with almost complete fulfillment.
He has two Super Bowl rings (contributing as a key fill-in starter in each of those two seasons). He played 11 years with his hometown team. And his philanthropy during his years in Pittsburgh made an impact on local youth while he played (and continues to do so postcareer).
“I wear my years in Pittsburgh with pride,” Batch said.......
read more @ https://theundefeated.com/features/nfl-charlie-batch-black-quarterback-executed-the-perfect-backup-plan/
A team that eventually cut him.
“That moment for me,” Batch remembered of the 21-10 win over Seattle in 2006, the first of three Super Bowl appearances, “felt great.”
For a 15-year player who was never a full-time starter after his fourth season, Batch looks back at his NFL career with almost complete fulfillment.
He has two Super Bowl rings (contributing as a key fill-in starter in each of those two seasons). He played 11 years with his hometown team. And his philanthropy during his years in Pittsburgh made an impact on local youth while he played (and continues to do so postcareer).
“I wear my years in Pittsburgh with pride,” Batch said.......
read more @ https://theundefeated.com/features/nfl-charlie-batch-black-quarterback-executed-the-perfect-backup-plan/