Penn State is represented nearly as well as any college on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 53-man roster. Three former Nittany Lions are part of it in WR Allen Robinson, TE Pat Freiermuth, and CB Joey Porter Jr. That’s tied with Georgia with only Wisconsin having more alumni on the Steelers’ squad.
Though Pittsburgh isn’t intentionally choosing Penn State guys just for their local ties, GM Omar Khan believes there is a commonality between the three beyond what helmet they wore in college. He joined the Penn State centric podcast Nittany Game Week, including co-host and former Steelers’ DB Coach Tom Bradley, to discuss the ties between those three names.