It is hard not to notice Daryl Richardson on a football field, even if he did not have the Troy Polamalu-like mane that fans out halfway down his back and covers his name and most of his number 38.
He hits a hole fast, runs hard through it, cuts crisply and looks like a halfback who has been around the block a little, which he has.
Richardson took to Heinz Field Friday night the way he did Chuck Noll Field at Saint Vincent College the past two weeks. His 11 carries were nine more than anyone else for the Steelers in their 30-17 preseason loss to Detroit, and he gained 44 yards.