CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Unfortunately for Levon Kirkland, he has been a part of this scene too many times in his professional football career.
As a player his Pittsburgh Steelers reached the AFC Championship Game three times (1994, ’95 and ’97) and twice they fell short of reaching the biggest sporting event in the free world – the Super Bowl. Sunday night at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, he felt the pain of his Arizona players following the Cardinals loss to Carolina in the NFC Championship Game.
“I have been here too many times,” said Kirkland, who is an assistant linebackers coach for Arizona these days.