So many players have said that they have wanted to be a “[X organization name] for life”, only to see that dream die a hard death. Sometimes that is based on their own decision, as we saw with Terrell Suggs last year, who turned down an offer to stay with the Baltimore Ravens, signing with the Arizona Cardinals (he would end up winning a Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs instead).
The Pittsburgh Steelers have more than a few Hall of Fame players who did not finish their careers in Pittsburgh, whether it’s Franco Harris or Mike Webster or Rod Woodson.