We learn a lot about some of our incoming rookies undrafted free agents and first-year Reserve/Future signings every single year throughout the offseason process, and we find so often that they have an interesting backstory. Of course, having a good story to tell does not, and will never, win you a roster spot, so a lot of these backstories ultimately fall to the wayside if those players don’t make the team.
An interesting theme that I find among this group of rookies and first-year players for the Pittsburgh Steelers is that a number of them have been waiting a long time for this opportunity.