There has been an ongoing joke among Pittsburgh Steelers fans regarding Daniel McCullers’ tenure in the Steel City. No one has earned more money Pittsburgh without playing significant snaps than McCullers.
Every year fans and experts predicted the end of the road for McCullers, and when the rosters were cut down to 53, the man they called the “Shade Tree” would find his way on the roster.
His size immediately had him brimming with potential, but tapping into that potential was something which the Steelers’ coaching staff simply couldn’t get from the former Tennessee product.