Long a fan favorite of the team, former Steelers fullback Dan Kreider seems to have been one of the last in a breed of dinosaurs at the position. In this, I mean the lead blocking, throwback-style fullbacks whose face masks got mangled each and every game and who’s primary responsibility was running into a brick wall of defenders on every play, while the running back’s who they blocked for received all the stats and glory.
A three-year starter at fullback for the University of New Hampshire, Kreider was in talks with a few teams leading up to the 2000 NFL Draft, including Pittsburgh and Miami.