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'It felt like home': Steelers' Al Villanueva returns to army base in Germany

PITTSBURGH -- Alejandro Villanueva knows how to maximize an offseason. He takes business classes at Carnegie Mellon University and spends time fishing in Florida and Canada.

Last month was all about savoring nostalgia from the fields of Kaiserslautern High School in Germany.

As an honorary football coach to military members as part of the USAA's Salute to Service NFL Boot Camp, Villanueva returned to the place where his career as a U.S. Army Ranger began.

"As soon as I landed in Germany, it felt like it was home," said Villanueva, who served in Afghanistan before working his way into the NFL.