Though he wasn’t drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers out of the University of Virginia in 1997 and eventually found his way to Pittsburgh as a free agent that seemingly nobody but the black and gold wanted, Steelers’ Hall of Honor linebacker James Farrior believes to this day that he was always meant to be a Steeler.
Speaking with Stan Savran as part of the Steelers Time Machine segment on Steelers.com, Farrior addressed his time with the Steelers, thanking the Rooney family, Kevin Colbert and Bill Cowher for taking a chance on him after a disappointing four years in New York, and also expressed his gratitude for not only being part of one of the best defenses in franchise history, but also etching his name into franchise lore at the prestigious linebacker position.