The writing was on the wall. But it didn’t make the news any easier to stomach. Eight years a Steeler, Vince Williams was released Tuesday.
Williams isn’t someone who is going to the Hall of Fame. He won’t even end up in the Steelers’ Hall of Honor. But he overcame long odds as a 6th round pick. Most of those guys don’t make it, a total afterthought and only footnote in history. So far, he’s spent eight years in the league. Many first round picks, who get chance after chance, don’t last that long.
In their history, Pittsburgh’s drafted 92 players in the sixth round.