Artie Burns’ story was painted in pretty black and white terms when he was first drafted in 2016. His father in prison for half of his life, his mother having passed away during his junior season, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback was forced beyond reason to mature immediately, and not just for himself.
He has two younger brothers who became largely his responsibility, though grandparents are also in the picture. His middle brother was 16, his youngest 13. He had a young son. He now has two, and he does his best to raise all of them, though the middle brother, Thomas, is now in college.