Most who go on to play in the NFL likely grew up with a favorite team, but how many like the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Troy Fautanu get the opportunity to play for that team? The Steelers seem to land a good number of players who are already fans compared to other franchises. It helps that they have one of the most widespread fan bases in the league, naturally, Fautanu growing up in Nevada.
“I grew up a Steelers fan, so it was like, things like this only happen in the movies, you know what I mean?”, he told Dave “Softy” Mahler and Dick Fain on 950 AM KJR—or “Softy and Dick”.