This isn’t directly a Pittsburgh Steelers article, nor is it even about the AFC North. It’s not even about the AFC. In fact, it doesn’t even cover a team that the Steelers play this year, or for another couple of years. It’s about a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers—a player who began his NFL journey with the Steelers, and now appears to be coming to a close.
A.Q. Shipley is a Pennsylvania native who is an alumnus of Penn State. The Steelers drafted him to play center in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He did not make the 53-man roster, but he did spend time on the practice squad.