Former Ptsburgh Steelers rnerback William Gay has earned a achg fellowship wh the Dallas Cowboys.
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- EX-STEELERS CB WILLIAM GAY LANDS COACHG FELLOWSHIP WH COWBOYS
- WILLIAM GAY MA A REER FOR HIMSELF WH THE STEELERS, SOMETHG THAT SHOULD BE MEND
- ENERGETIC EX-STEELERS DB WILLIAM GAY STANDG OUT AS ACHG TERN — FOR OFFENSE
- WILLIE GAY’S AGE BY KC CHIEFS BRGS UP NCERN AND NFN
EX-STEELERS CB WILLIAM GAY LANDS COACHG FELLOWSHIP WH COWBOYS
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Former Ptsburgh Steelers rnerback William Gay has been accepted to the NFL’s Bill Walsh Diversy Coachg Fellowship and will be workg wh the Dallas Cowboys this, 38, had prevly ached fensive backs for FCS Missouri State 2020 before steppg away om achg to raise his son. “I didn’t get drafted this past weekend but his email fely got me feelg like ’s 2007, ” Gay wrote on was the Steelers’ fifth-round draft pick the 2007 NFL Draft and rose to bee a starter two stts wh the Steelers.
The Steelers hired five Stephon Gilmore and Trevon Diggs, Gay will get to work wh one of the top rnerback groups the NFL wh the Cowboys.
WILLIAM GAY MA A REER FOR HIMSELF WH THE STEELERS, SOMETHG THAT SHOULD BE MEND
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Former Steelers rnerback William Gay took to social media Monday night to announce his impendg release, brgg to an end a reer Ptsburgh that, about eight years ago, nobody uld have predicted would turn out to be so rpectable. Gay, a fifth round pick out of Louisville the 2007 NFL Draft, first me to the nscns of Steeler fans near the end of the 2008 season, when he was the young rner who tercepted a last-gasp Joe Flac pass the end zone, effectively clchg the AFC North tle.
This play—one that wasn't nearly as dramatic as the footwork receiver Santon Holm displayed when he ught the go-ahead touchdown pass om quarterback Ben Roethlisberger moments earlier—prompted head ach Mike Toml to greet Gay the tunnel of M&T Bank Stadium wh chants of "Big Play Willie Gay!
ENERGETIC EX-STEELERS DB WILLIAM GAY STANDG OUT AS ACHG TERN — FOR OFFENSE
The ll me out durg a trag mp practic earlier this month om a fan lg the practice field at Sat Vcent. “Big play Willie Gay!” While standg along the sil of Chuck Noll Field, William Gay briefly turned around and said, “Naw, Coach William.” After 12 trag mps as * willie gay pittsburgh steelers *
", an act that was sentially an endorsement of Gay's rise om young rner, to future starter, what wh the expected parture of Bryant McFadn, who would go on to sign a ee agent al wh the Cardals months later.
Speakg of the Cardals, not long after Ptsburgh's victory over Arizona Super Bowl XLIII, Gay was the guy at the para dog the Lil' Jon imprsn: "Ptsburgh jt won the Super Bowl, here we go!
Unfortunately, 2009, many fans were askg Gay "WHAAAT!
WILLIE GAY’S AGE BY KC CHIEFS BRGS UP NCERN AND NFN
That's right, the 2009 versn of Willie Gay was far om the 2003 versn of Lil' Jon. In fact, the Steelers seemed so hellbent on eraditg their cisn to hand the startg rner keys over to Gay, they went out and reacquired McFadn a tra wh Arizona durg the 2010 NFL Draft weekend. Perhaps Gay's lowt moment—a moment that would brand him one of the most hated sports figur Ptsburgh for a time—me late the 2010 season, when Patrts rookie Rob Gronkowski, jt embarkg on a reer that would soon see him bee the most physilly domant tight end NFL history, victimized Gay—at this pot a slot rner behd McFadn—on three touchdowns a blowout loss on Sunday Night Football at Hez Field.
In 2011, juri forced McFadn to the bench and Gay to the top of the pth chart, and he started 15 gam at rnerback. Even amid the nstant backlash om the fans, was que apparent Gay's skills had improved unr the tutelage of new sendary ach Carnell Lake.
Gay had improved his play so much 2011—his stat-le clud 14 pass fensed and two terceptns—he was able to parlay his performance to a new ntract wh the Cardals the followg sprg—much to the chagr of at least some Steelers fans. Much like McFadn three years earlier, Gay found his time Arizona to be ls than ial, and after beg released, he was back Ptsburgh for the 2013 mpaign.