Brett Keisel would certainly qualify as an NFL success story. Once a seventh-round draft pick, he carved out a role for himself on special teams as a defensive lineman, which is not typically done outside of wedge work and on the field goal unit. After a few years of sticking around, he got more time on defense, and eventually entered the starting lineup. He ended up a Pro Bowler.
And an instrumental player in a couple of teams that went to the Super Bowl. Recently honored by Mel Blount’s Initiative group for his charity work, Keisel was asked a number of questions about his time in Pittsburgh and on other relevant topics of the day.