Four Pittsburgh Steelers named to NFL All-Pro team
Four Pittsburgh Steelers will represent the team in 2018’s NFL All-Pro team.
Antonio Brown leads four Steelers will have been named to the NFL All-Pro team. As one of four players in the league to repeat this honor, Brown pulled 50 votes in the ballot last Friday, leading the team.
This comes even with missing the team’s final two and a half weeks with a calf injury. Despite not returning to the field since Week 15, Brown still led the NFL in receiving yards and was voted in to this year’s Pro Bowl.
Along with Brown, the Steelers saw three others make the team. Le’Veon Bell, David DeCastro and Cameron Heyward were all named All-Pro selections in 2018. As the Steelers marched through the regular season as the second best team in the AFC, these players were regularly recognized with season awards and praised stat-lines.
Heyward may be the biggest name on the list of Steelers’ representatives. After not being named to this year’s Pro Bowl, the interior lineman become known as one of the NFL’s biggest Pro Bowl snubs.
Shows many were right after his 12 regular season sacks earned him a spot on the league’s highest honor.
Pittsburgh leads the NFL with four representatives in 2018. No other team bringing on more than two players, as the AFC contributed 10 names and the NFC 18.
With the amount of success this team has had this season, it’s no surprise these guys are being recognized. At 13-3 as the second seed in the AFC, Pittsburgh is a favorite to compete for the AFC’s place in the Super Bowl.
There’s still a long week ahead before the Steelers’ first playoff game, but all focus has already become winning each week. With the New England Patriots a likely opponent for the AFC Championship, all eyes remain on the week ahead and the postseason for Pittsburgh.