As a rookie during the 2005 season, cornerback Bryant McFadden — a second-round pick at No. 62 overall out of Florida State — was slowly eased into the lineup for the Pittsburgh Steelers on a veteran-heavy defense.
While he had some ups and downs throughout his rookie season, McFadden settled in when it mattered most: the postseason.
There, McFadden played a key role in helping the Steelers ultimately reach Super Bowl XL and defeat the Seattle Seahawks, thanks to some late-game heroics against the Indianapolis Colts at the RCA Dome in the 2005 AFC Divisional Round matchup against Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, Edgerrin James and the mighty Colts offense.