Pittsburgh's rookie receivers have been game changers

[stillers4me]

Emmanuel Sanders has been yapping about the Super Bowl since training camp last August to fellow wide receivers Mike Wallace and Antonio Brown.

Such talk would be out of character for most rookies — but not Sanders. To play in the 2011 Super Bowl would mean a personal homecoming game for him. Sanders spent the previous five years in Dallas playing football at SMU before moving to Pittsburgh last April as a third-round draft pick of the Steelers.

“I told Mike and Antonio — ‘It’s in Dallas — let’s try to get there,’” Sanders said. “That’d be a dream come true. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to return to my college town and play in a Super Bowl.”

For the longest time, it appeared that if the Steelers did find their way to Cowboys Stadium on Feb. 6 as AFC champions, it would be with Sanders and Brown serving as rookie cheerleaders on the sideline.....................

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[HometownGal]

What an absolute THRILL it must be for Sanders, Brown and Pouncey not only to get to the big game in their rookie seasons, but to actually start/play in it!! All 3 of these youngins have made their mark and contributed greatly to the Steelers being here and this Steelers fan is damned proud of 'em!

[SteelerSal]

To add to your post, HTG....we had a heck of a draft this season with players stepping up and contributing, bigtime.

[HometownGal]

To add to your post, HTG....we had a heck of a draft this season with players stepping up and contributing, bigtime.

Very true, but you know how that works. Sometimes you score big with a draft pick and sometimes you don't, but this season we scored HUGE!