Over the past two years, the Pittsburgh Steelers have drafted a quarterback they watched work on their practice field for five years, a little brother they saw when they drafted big brother, and the son of a former player and coach who used to run around the field and the facility as a little boy.
He may be 33 years old now, but CB Patrick Peterson also has a long history of ties to the organization, long before finally signing with the Steelers as a free agent this offseason. It was about half a lifetime ago that he first met head coach Mike Tomlin through his cousin.