We learned only after his passing just what sort of global role Darryl Drake played in the Pittsburgh Steelers organization, with multiple players crediting the wide receivers coach for helping to keep the team together at the end of the 2018 season amid mounting drama that spilled into the offseason.
It was one of his slogans, ‘Shut Out the Noise’, that became a rallying point, and while it applied primarily to his position group—he stuck a sign up on the wall bearing the message—it was one that permeated throughout the team as well.
According to Jacob Klinger, it was Donte Moncrief who took the initiative to seek the blessing to print out shirts bearing the message, and then to actually have them printed for the wide receivers.