Sean McHugh, FB/TE, Pittsburgh Steelers
Sean McHugh isn't the best football player in the league. In fact, he's not even in the top 3 at his position on his own team. He is, however, one of my favorite Steelers, if not only because of his last name.
McHugh attended Penn State University, and played a lot in the backfield, letting 4 times. In his career there, he ran 82 times for 332 yards and 6 touchdowns. Those 6 touchdowns were just 14 shy of what Larry Johnson had in his senior season, so you could say that McHugh's skill level is just inches below Johnson's.
McHugh's skills were recognized and he began his NFL career in 2004 with the Green Bay Packers. He played one game for the Packers, and didn't get a carry or a catch, but he provided some highlight reel worthy blocking.
The next stop on the journey of McHugh was Detroit, where he played for 3 seasons. In that time he caught 20 balls for 277 yards. He failed to reach the endzone, probably just because of his incredible humility. He was probably the Lions best player in those years, with Kevin Jones and Sean Rogers coming in at a close 2nd and 3rd.
After the 3 years in Detroit, the Lions had run out of the material needed to make McHugh jerseys at the rate of demand, so they let him go. He was picked up by the Steelers in 2008 and caught 3 balls in his 3 starts for 24 yards. One of those catches went for an astounding 15 yards, a real season changer for the Steelers who went on to win the Super Bowl that year, undoubtably because of McHugh's efforts.
His career has slowed down a little bit since his Super Bowl royalty days, he has been on and off of free agency, and he really isn't a factor for the Steelers as they stand right now, but he is listed on the Steelers.com roster, which makes him worth a couple billion dollars.
Steve McLendon, DT, Pittsburgh Steelers
On January 3rd, 1986, Steve McLendon was born in Ozark, Alabama. He grew rapidly and by the age of 3 Steve was 6'4'', weighing in at 284 pounds. He didn't fit in too well in kindergarten, but all the pain of a tough childhood was made right when he was picked up as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2009. After a successful career at Troy, McLendon was ready to bring his game to the next level. He worked extremely hard to make the team, but was tragically cut on the last day of camp by the Steelers. Immediately after he was informed of this, the Steelers realized their mistake and offered him a practice squad contract the next day.
Earlier this year, the Steelers, without their star quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, called up McLendon to fill in until Ben's suspension ended. McLendon was ready to start at QB against the Titans, but he came down with a terrible case of scarlet fever right before the game, and was forced to play defensive tackle. In the game he recorded a near record breaking 1 tackle, while almost getting an interception return for a touchdown. He would have had it, but he missed the ball because he was temporarily blinded.
The Steelers came to the realization that a man like McLendon is probably way to violent and skilled to play in the NFL anyway, so he will continue to help other players like Casey Hampton get better at their trade during the week, when it really counts.
The Penguins don't have anybody with a "Mc" at the beginning of their name, because almost all of their players are Russian or Canadian, maybe if the Penguins start recruiting some actual athletes, I'll pay more attention to them.
Your welcome for the enlightenment. Have a great mcMonday.