Steeler Nation

Steeler fans are hard core, so Tuff and I found out September 10th at their home game opener versus the Titans. Tuff was not on the sidelines, but instead sitting in the stands with me behind the goal line. The Steelers do not have their practice squaders on the sidelines but off the field, either in a suite or the tickets they were assigned.






Wednesday my friend Kristen and I drove up to Pittsburgh to drop off a vehicle to Tuff. It should be about a nine hour drive but we got caught in some accident delays and road construction, making us about an hour behind. We spent Thursday driving around the city trying to get a feel for a possible place to call "home" for a while.

Kristen is in the only blue Jersey in the picture below. You can barely see her in the masses of Steelers Jerseys. Before the game there was a free concert in the park featuring Tim McGraw and The Black-Eyed Peas. We actually saw Tim and Faith in the hotel we were staying at Thursday morning.


Pittsburgh is a lot bigger than I thought it would be. I guess I did not know what to think of Pittsburgh. It is very beautiful, with amazing skylines and San Fransisco like hills. We had to keep those hills in mind while thinking of a place to live since Tuff will have to drive to work everyday and the winters can be brutal. By Sunday we found a place to rent and I flew back to Nashville to pack up the rest of our stuff and say goodbyes for the both of us, since Tuff remains in Pittsburgh working.

New Colors

Get your Steelers gear on because Tuff signed on to their practice squad this morning. Yesterday at 4:00pm he was contacted by his agent saying the Steelers were interested in Tuff as a punt returner. Their original intentions were to sign a defensive back whom they cut on Saturday to their practice squad, but because of the 24 hour waiver period, that player was picked up onto another team's active roster. Yesterday at 4:00pm was the official end of the waiver period and time when players could sign on practice squads. Since the Steelers lost their intended practice squad signee, they needed to find the best available practice squad eligible punt returner; and that was Tuff.

http://news.steelers.com/team/player/

http://news.steelers.com/article/109838/

Last year Tuff made several great special teams plays in the Titans vs. Steelers game December 21st, 2008 including this tackle in the photo below.

The stage is set for this Thursday's season opener in Pittsburgh, Steelers vs. Titans. Tuff will not play since he is on the practice squad but he will be standing on the sidelines in black and yellow.

Early Roster Changes

Wednesday's Tennessean published an article on Tuff's heritage, similar the article on the Titans website.

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090902/SPORTS01/909020394/2072/SPORTS/Titans+safety+honors+Native+American+heritage

Wednesday night Tuff had dinner with all the defensive backs. I'm sure they loaded up with nutrients to dominate in Thursdays game. Tuff did an excellent job last night with several tackles. It was a perfect night for watching football.



However, Tuff was released this morning with no real hopes of being signed onto the practice squad. I do not know who else was cut since I just received a text message from Tuff saying he was cut. They will officially publish a list sometime tomorrow evening.

For now we will just stay in Nashville unless something else comes up. Usually to make the roster on another team, someone gets injured. This typically happens midway through the season. Its hard to say what will come of this release, but one things for sure and that is that God is good all the time.

We will continue to update you all on our whereabouts.