Editor’s Note: The only problem when writing a book with Dick LeBeau about the 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers defense and his life is that not everything makes it into the book. What follows is a story that offers a peek behind the curtain.
Dick LeBeau remembers the meeting as one in which he simply explained how his defense fit together. Brett Keisel remembers it as one in which his Pittsburgh Steelers career flashed in front of his eyes.
It happened during the 2007 season when the Steelers allowed the fewest yards in the NFL (266.4 per game) and second-fewest points (16.