It looks prehistoric.
Most know about teammate Troy Polamalu's long locks, but "The Beard" as it's called, has really come into its own in just the past few weeks. It has a Facebook page with 27,000-plus admirers and it's on Twitter too and was the talk at Super Bowl media day.
Like most athletes, Keisel explains his furry face as sort of a superstitious thing.
"I'm from Pittsburgh and we have a great hockey team and they grow their beards out," Keisel said. "In June, I was thinking that it will seven months if we make it to the Super Bowl. We are shooting for out seventh Super Bowl ring, and the Steelers were made in 1933, which is 77 years to date. I said I'd give this thing seven months and see if it will get us to Dallas, and here we are."
I really doubt the beard is unleashing some sort of super powers. However, it could be helping "The Diesel," the lineman's other nickname, channel his inner "Grizzly" Adams. Adams of course tamed massive bears, Keisel tames quarterbacks.
Win or lose, "The Beard" is going to go after Super Bowl XLV. Keisel's wife bought him a razor for Christmas (just a small hint).
So admire this ultimate playoff beard while you still can. It's pretty amazing.
2 comments:
This is an admiral feat. The Quad attempted a facial hair razor protest like this and we only made it 4 weeks. 7 months! That's dedication.
So true! I love this post!
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