It seems like only yesterday that the Pittsburgh Steelers signed tackle Alejandro Villanueva to their practice squad following him being waived as a defensive lineman by the Philadelphia Eagles. However, here were are now nearly four years since that transaction took place and Villanueva has been the Steelers starting left tackle for 42 consecutive regular season games. Not only that, he’s now the Steelers leading iron man entering the 2018 season.
Villanueva’s streak of 42 regular season games started leads all Steelers players currently under contract with the team. Not only that, when it comes to tackles around the NFL, there are only four others who currently have longer streaks than the former Army captain does.