stillers4me
01-23-2011, 07:58 AM
Head high, back unbowed, stride slow and sure, James Farrior walks through the Steelers' locker room like he owns it.
As a Steelers starting inside linebacker for the past nine seasons, a defensive co-captain and the second-leading tackler on the team that will play the New York Jets today in the AFC Championship Game, the 14-year veteran looks calm, cool and in control.
It's difficult to believe he once worried about finding a job.
"This was like a last resort for me," Farrior said of signing with the Steelers in 2002.
Farrior was a first-round choice of the Jets in 1997, but the coach who selected him eighth — after trading the No. 1 selection to acquire more picks — admits he misused him..........
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As a Steelers starting inside linebacker for the past nine seasons, a defensive co-captain and the second-leading tackler on the team that will play the New York Jets today in the AFC Championship Game, the 14-year veteran looks calm, cool and in control.
It's difficult to believe he once worried about finding a job.
"This was like a last resort for me," Farrior said of signing with the Steelers in 2002.
Farrior was a first-round choice of the Jets in 1997, but the coach who selected him eighth — after trading the No. 1 selection to acquire more picks — admits he misused him..........
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