My son played w JRet who took the very indirect route to a Super Bowl ring when the Steelers last won as the deep snapper even though he was a dlineman too. As I remember, the DS tore up knee with 5 games left, JRet gets a call to try out, makes team, snaps rest of season, playoffs and Superbowl.
I have a Pit layover not long after that, go to area right on river and there were Steeler stores everywhere. I want #61, I go in a store tell the owner what I’m looking for, his eyes get huge when he says in strong area accent which sounded New Yorker to me, “that deep snappa” then he tried to say the last name several times. I said Ree Toff Ski (Retofsky). “Yea, that’s his name, his jersey been gone, everyone up here thought he was from Europe wiff that name”!
My ONLY attempt at ever trying to buy an NFL jersey. JRet Austin Police now, Support that thin blue line!