While a lot of Pittsburgh Steelers and NFL fans in general have a tendency to want to scoff at upstart football leagues, the reality has actually been that the Steelers have been among the teams to pay the most attention.
Last offseason, for example, they were among the teams to sign the most players from the Alliance of American Football after that league folded, something like half a dozen players. Two of those players ended up spending time on the 53-man roster, including safety Kameron Kelly, who even started a game. Interior lineman J.