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Steelers Among 14 NFL Teams Paid By DOD To Direct Attention To Service Members

According to Christopher Baxter of New Jersey On-Line, recent documents acquired by his paper reveal that the Pittsburgh Steelers were one of 14 teams to receive payments from the Department of Defense in 2014.

Baxter’s Monday morning report shows that two payments were made to the Steelers, one for $9,000 from the Army in Ft. Knox and one for $27,000 from the Air Force for advertising last season. Additionally, both payments were made to the Steelers prior to the start of the 2014 season.

Baxter’s Monday report comes just a few days after U.