Yesterday, it was announced that rookie first-round draft pick Bud Dupree was named the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Joe Greene Great Performance Award, which annually goes to the team’s top-performing rookie for that season.
But it wasn’t really close, and the fact of the matter is that that wasn’t really even saying all that much. Considering only one other rookie has received much playing time at all outside of special teams, that being fifth-round tight end Jesse James, there wasn’t much competition.
The only other rookies to have contributed a notable amount have been sixth-rounders Anthony Chickillo and L.