An Ode To William Gay

Chuck Noll would say it was time to get on with life’s work. Semisonic would say you don’t gotta go home but you can’t stay here. No matter how you slice it, William Gay is no longer a Pittsburgh Steeler.

Can I be honest? That sucks. That really sucks.

Don’t get me wrong. I get it. It’s football. Happens to everyone. But seeing Gay get his pink slip feels like a bad breakup. Or…stubbing your toe on the side of your couch. Man, it hurts.

Gay was, and I know it sounds cliche, what it meant to be a Steeler. He wasn’t the biggest, fastest, strongest. Adrian Peterson turned him into a speed bump. What he lacked in physical traits he more than made up for in his football IQ. Five pick six’s don’t…