stillers4me
01-29-2011, 10:26 AM
Back in August in Latrobe, Emmanuel Sanders wasn't thinking about February in Dallas.
The rookie receiver's only thought at that point was making the team — until safety Ryan Clark spoke up one day.
"I remember he said, 'You're going to be spoiled this year,' " Sanders said. "I was like, 'What do you mean?' He said, 'You're going to be spoiled this year because you're going to the Super Bowl your first year. We're going to have the No. 1 defense, and y'all got to put up points and you're going to go to the Super Bowl.' I'll never forget that, and here we are. We're going to the Super Bowl."
Sanders is one of several players on the roster for whom the showdown with Green Bay is a homecoming. He was born in Bellville, Texas, outside of Houston, but went to college in Dallas at SMU and has family in the area..................
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The rookie receiver's only thought at that point was making the team — until safety Ryan Clark spoke up one day.
"I remember he said, 'You're going to be spoiled this year,' " Sanders said. "I was like, 'What do you mean?' He said, 'You're going to be spoiled this year because you're going to the Super Bowl your first year. We're going to have the No. 1 defense, and y'all got to put up points and you're going to go to the Super Bowl.' I'll never forget that, and here we are. We're going to the Super Bowl."
Sanders is one of several players on the roster for whom the showdown with Green Bay is a homecoming. He was born in Bellville, Texas, outside of Houston, but went to college in Dallas at SMU and has family in the area..................
Read more @ http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_720383.html