Several players have talked about it before, but the Pittsburgh Steelers are a family-oriented organization. Tony Dungy has previously talked about being brought into Art Rooney Sr.’s office after signing with the team and being told “you’re a Steeler now.” His message was about representing the family and the organization both on and off the field. Dungy was an undrafted free agent, which tells you they were doing this with every individual player that came through the doors.
But players aren’t perfect, and some of them do make mistakes that are unbecoming of a player held to those standards.