Brett Keisel may have played the bulk of his 13-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers under head coach Mike Tomlin before retiring after the 2014 season, but he was originally drafted, as a seventh-round pick, by Bill Cowher back in 2002. It took him years, until Cowher’s final season, before he climbed into the starting lineup (posting a career-high 5.5 sacks that year), but he’ll always have a deep, abiding love for both coaches.
And he’ll have a second crack at honoring one of his coaches this year as Cowher enters the Hall of Fame.