Alan Faneca
Alan Faneca
Alan Joseph Fanecais a former professional American football player who was a guard in the National Football Leaguefor thirteen seasons. He played college football for Louisiana State University, and earned consensus All-America honors. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in first round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Steelers, New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. An eight-time All-Pro and nine-time Pro Bowl selection, Faneca won a Super Bowl ring with the Steelers...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth7 December 1976
catch coin detroit happened toss
They don't catch everything but it is a surprise. They reset the clock, it slipped and it happened to be for a lot of time. What are you going to do? It's like the coin toss in Detroit on Thanksgiving, what are you going to do?
fact guys happen hometown knowing last means meant team
I think this team has rallied around him and what he's meant to this organization for so long and knowing that this could be his last ride. The fact that it's in his hometown means a lot to the guys in here to make it happen for him because he's meant that much to us.
blocking counter goes personal personnel run teams
It goes to personnel and schemes. We run counter blocking a little more than some teams do. It's a personal preference.
family home lost outside
I had friends and family who lost their homes. My home was OK. I live just outside the city.
banging came second
But we came out banging for the second half.
ends generally tight
In our offense, the tight ends are generally one of us,
crowd deal focus good job noise sure tough weeks
He did a really good job of making sure we were focused, making sure we had good weeks of practice, making it tough on us. You have to focus more on the road, where things don't come as easily, where you have the crowd noise to deal with.
rings
They got the rings and we went home.
formal realize
It's back at the hotel. I didn't realize this was a formal occasion.
everybody great locker love means miss team
I love that man. I'm going to miss him. The team is going to miss him. He's a great guy. He means the world to me ... and to everybody in the locker room.
buses everybody front hotel jump until wait
He's not going to jump in front of the line. He's going to wait until we all get off the buses to get in there to the hotel just like everybody else.
leading relaxed today year
He's everything you want in a quarterback. We wouldn't be where we are today without him leading our offense. I think he's just more relaxed this year and it comes through experience. It's not just X's and O's. He understands the basics.
cracking guy jokes keeping locker looking practice room
He's that rock, that guy in the locker room you are always looking for. He's that guy that is cracking jokes and keeping practice lively.
choked definitely league means shot
He had me choked up a little bit, it means so much to him, to be in the league this long, - to give him a shot like this, it definitely means something.