No matter how eagerly we turn to our sources of entertainment as a means of escapism, whether it be football or video games or music, removing ourselves from our daily lives, there always seems to be a way for reality to creep back in and slap you in the face, as if to remind you that the real world never actually pauses.
The Pittsburgh Steelers got that wakeup call approaching a year ago when they suddenly lost one of their own. They may not have the fortune to be able to hold their training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe this year, where former wide receivers coach Darryl Drake passed on in the night, but his presence has never left the team.