While the Pittsburgh Steelers declined to bring back left tackle Alejandro Villanueva this season in what was a decision undoubtedly related to the fall of the salary cap, he has managed to stay in the conversation even while actively choosing to have no access to it.
During his introductory Zoom ‘press conference’ after signing with the Baltimore Ravens, Villanueva, notorious flip-phone afficionado, with a wry smiled alluded to wide receivers using TikTok when referring to the Ravens’ run-heavy offense.
He said it with a knowing tone, as in he understands that those in the know would get the humor with which it was intended, but also that it would cause a commotion, and that he wouldn’t have to be a part of that secondary conversation.