Behind the Steel Curtain
The WVU grad hasn’t forgotten his roots
Beanie Bishop was one of the surprises of the year last season for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The consensus All-American went undrafted out of West Virginia, but worked his way into a starting role as the Steelers’ nickel cornerback as an undrafted rookie, picking off four passes throughout the course of the season. Bishop clearly didn’t forget his West Virginia roots, though, as he posted a video wiping his feet on the Pitt logo at OTAs.
“It’s a rivalry,” Bishop said. “People aren’t going to like me based off what school I went to, and that’s fine. It’s part of the rivalry. We don’t like them guys. They don’t like us... “I got some guys I am cool with that I train with who went to Pitt,” Bishop said. “It was toward them a little bit. They talk mess to me, and I talk mess to them.”
The Mountaineers and Panthers will face off this season in the latest chapter of The Backyard Brawl, which will take place on September 13th in Morgantown.
