The Pittsburgh Steelers will play the NFL’s first-ever regular season game in Ireland this weekend, a moment especially meaningful for a franchise whose late owner, Dan Rooney, long dreamed of such a day.
“I think a lot about the late ambassador Rooney, and how fired up he would be about this trip and how important the development of this trip was for him,” Mike Tomlin said during his Tuesday press conference. “I certainly will be thinking a lot about him when we’re there. You talk about a guy that certainly had a lot of passion for Ireland and obviously the Steelers…I’m sure he’s gonna be smiling down at us this weekend.