The new defensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers is already proving that he's up to the task of replacing perhaps the most beloved coach in team history.
It would be reassuring and then some for Crosby to do something substantial if not magical against the Canadiens and in the measuring-stick games to follow.
The defining aspect of the story being written by Villanueva: what he’s doing even trying to play football at this level, at this juncture, in the first place.
There’s a lesson in there somewhere that has to do with more than merely how the Steelers beat the Chargers without Ben Roethlisberger, Ryan Shazier and Martavis Bryant.
Troy Polamalu came to Pittsburgh craving the California sun. Nearly a dozen years later, he shares a rare glimpse of the relationships he developed here — with his God, the Steelers Nation and the city he and his family now call home. One thing is certain: he never wants to leave.
