As playoff football takes place today, many former players have gone back down memory lane and recalled what their first experience was playing in the playoffs. Former Steelers wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders did so today on NFL GameDay and recalled what Hines Ward told the young wide receiver room before their playoff game in the 2010 postseason.
“My first one was my rookie year and I remember Hines Ward, before we got into the game, he stood in front of the receivers,” Sanders told the group. “And he had a look on his face like, ‘Hey guys,’ because Hines was the type to kind of smile and joke, but he stood in front of us and he was like, ‘Hey, it’s time to cut them shenanigans out, all the partying, the drinking, the hanging out.