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Vance McDonald Says He Helped Mentor Zach Gentry Through His Rookie Year

Last week, Steelers’ analyst Craig Wolfley predicted Zach Gentry to take a big second year jump. Should that proclamation come true, thank Vance McDonald for helping Gentry survive his rookie season. Sitting down with Missi Matthews on Steelers.com, McDonald says he helped take Gentry under his wing in 2019.

“I was very drawn to Zach Gentry,” he told Matthews. “His personality, he’s such a friendly guy. He’s so good at being a teammate. I sensed that in him and not that he needed my help at all, I felt like I wanted him to understand that we’re a bunch of human beings with a common cause here together.