Growing up just outside of Atlanta, it wasn't Matt Ryan or an Atlanta Falcon that adorned the walls of his bedroom. No, it wasn't anyone from Atlanta at all; in fact, it was only a Pittsburgh Steeler.
Roland Rivers III, like so many across the country, was on the edge of his seat — the couch in his parents’ house in Ellenwood, Georgia in this case — watching Super Bowl XLIII. As a kid who grew up playing any and every sport, Rivers watched Ben Roethlisberger toss a dart to Santonio Holmes in the back of the end to clinch a Super Bowl title and knew what he wanted to be.