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Alejandro Villanueva Jokes Marrying His Sister Would’ve Been Less Awkward Than Playing The Steelers Was

They say a tie is like kissing your sister.

For Alejandro Villanueva, playing the Pittsburgh Steelers as a Baltimore Raven was like marrying her.

One day after announcing his retirement, Villanueva joined 93.7 The Fan to discuss his decision to retire and reflecting on his year with the Ravens. Which included a return trip to Pittsburgh last December.

“I didn’t think much of it at first,” he told The Fan’s Ron Cook and Joe Starkey about signing with the Steelers’ rival. “But then I have to go to Pittsburgh and I had to play in Pittsburgh.