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Kendall Simmons Explains How Aaron Smith Helped Him Cope After Tearing His ACL

I love getting to hear interviews from former Pittsburgh Steelers. Especially the offensive linemen. Because they weren’t exactly the guys the media wanted to talk to every week during their playing days. In a recent interview posted this morning on the Steelers’ YouTube channel, Stan Savran has a terrific conversation with former Steelers’ guard Kendall Simmons. Simmons shared a dozen great stories but the one about Aaron Smith helping him after Simmons’ tore his ACL might’ve been the most impactful.

“I tore my ACL two weeks into training camp,” Simmons told Savran. “Me and Aaron Smith were engaged in a pass rush.