Depot After Darkish: Finest Of Bettis, Payton Wilson At NC State, “Bullygate” Replace
A Steelers Depot day by day phase. A fast hit of some Pittsburgh Steelers-related tales that won’t require an entire article however nuggets value mentioning and passing on to you guys.
Your Depot After Darkish for Feb. 16.
Jerome Bettis Birthday
As we speak is Pittsburgh Steelers Corridor of Fame working again Jerome Bettis’ 53rd birthday, and in honor of Bettis’ birthday, Steelers.com put collectively a spotlight package deal of a few of his finest performs.
It’s a enjoyable journey down reminiscence lane of probably the greatest backs of his period, and somebody who was integral to the Steelers constantly being probably the greatest groups within the league all through the late Nineties and early 2000s. He capped off his Steelers profession with a hoop in his hometown of Detroit.
Payton Wilson Again At Alma Mater
Steelers ILB Payton Wilson spent his Saturday taking in some faculty basketball. The primary weekend with out soccer in months featured a loaded faculty hoops slate with video games that included No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 2 Alabama, however Wilson noticed his NC State Wolfpack maintain down the fort with a 70-62 win in opposition to a Boston School workforce that’s simply 2-12 in ACC play.
After a shock Last 4 run final season, NC State doesn’t have any NCAA Match hopes exterior of successful the ACC Match, as they did final 12 months, as they’re presently simply 10-15 and 3-11 in convention play. However they obtained the win on Saturday with Wilson within the crowd, and perhaps they’ll catch hearth late within the season like they did final 12 months, despite the fact that a event look is an excessive longshot.
Jonathan Martin Speaks Out
Former Miami Dolphins OT Jonathan Martin, who was on the heart of “Bullygate” with the Miami Dolphins in 2013 that prompted an investigation by Ted Wells and led to OG Richie Incognito being suspended for his function, was the characteristic of an ESPN.com article by Anthony Olivieri. The article particulars what Martin is so far, as he’s began a number of companies, is about to get a 3rd diploma, this one from Wharton Enterprise Faculty and has an curiosity in Crypto.
However a key a part of the article was Martin saying he by no means actually felt like he was being bullied, and as an alternative it was his mother who spoke out and used that phrase. It’s a well-done article about Martin’s progress as an individual, however that takeaway is one which already isn’t going over nicely with Incognito, and former Dolphins CB Nolan Carroll additionally spoke out in opposition to Martin.
Bullygate was a foul search for the NFL and what goes on in locker rooms, however apparently it was made out to be one thing greater than what it actually was, and it took 12 years for some sense of finality.
