are there any players the last 5 years

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are there any players the last 5 years

Post by sowhat » Sat Feb 14, 2026 5:40 pm

that you like enough or they played great enough to purchase their jersey?
i think this is the most unlikable group i can ever remember.



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Post by Mick » Sat Feb 14, 2026 5:50 pm

George Pickens.

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Post by swissvale72 » Sat Feb 14, 2026 6:14 pm

I haven't bought a jersey in like 20 years, the post SB euphoria where I bought 5...none of whom ever played in a game with another team...

-Black #7
-Black #36
-Black #43 (seller supertoker sent me 2 by mistake)
-Black #86
-White #39

But what about this "unlikable" thing, I don't get it. Like who?? Herbig, Warren, Gainwell, Rodgers aren't likable??

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Post by W&M_Steeler » Sat Feb 14, 2026 6:28 pm

sowhat wrote:
Sat Feb 14, 2026 5:40 pm
that you like enough or they played great enough to purchase their jersey?
i think this is the most unlikable group i can ever remember.
Why do grown men buy jerseys anyway? Seems like strange groupie behavior to me.

Anyway, it is funny to go into a sporting goods store and see the collection of recent Steelers jerseys they have on clearance- Pickett, Harris, Claypool, Pickens- a collection of busts and headcases. I don't think people will rush out to buy Metcalf jerseys either.

Really, the only players from this era who I could understand would be Watt and Cam. My daughter has a Watt jersey, but I don't think I have ever seen someone wearing a Cam jersey.

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Post by beerbrother » Sat Feb 14, 2026 6:34 pm

The best player over the last 5-years has been the kicker.

Can't think of a current player that I like well enough to want their jersey.

Maybe Kuntz simply for amusement.

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Post by DumlinBumlinStumlin » Sat Feb 14, 2026 7:15 pm

Worth the $$
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Post by sowhat » Sat Feb 14, 2026 7:41 pm

i always liked wearing a jersey to a game, not anywhere else tho. i have polamalu, bettis, ben and timmons. my wife has ward ….

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Post by swissvale72 » Sat Feb 14, 2026 7:58 pm

All mine were stitched numbers & striping from eBay....all between $35 & $50

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Post by Steelafan77 » Sat Feb 14, 2026 10:42 pm

beerbrother wrote:
Sat Feb 14, 2026 6:34 pm
The best player over the last 5-years has been the kicker.

Can't think of a current player that I like well enough to want their jersey.

Maybe Kuntz simply for amusement.
Haven’t bought a jersey in ever…, usually gifted to me.

Last one bought for me was the block number style home Watt jersey in 2017.

Girlfriend at the time [Wife for 21 yrs now] bought me Roethlisberger’s [home] jersey for Christmas in 2004.

Bozz’s jersey maybe?

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Post by Steelafan77 » Sat Feb 14, 2026 10:46 pm

sowhat wrote:
Sat Feb 14, 2026 7:41 pm
i always liked wearing a jersey to a game, not anywhere else tho. i have polamalu, bettis, ben and timmons. my wife has ward ….
Once upon a time the office used to do a jersey Fridays during the season. Suit/tie Fridays when off season… :lol:

Ben Roethlisberger, Marvel Smith, Willie Parker, Heath Miller, TJ Watt

Wouldn’t mind Ward, Polamalu and Bettis.

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Post by Dan Smith--BYU » Sat Feb 14, 2026 10:57 pm

"Why do grown men buy jerseys anyway? Seems like strange groupie behavior to me."

It was until grown men decided it was cool to be free advertising banners for corporations.
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This is the sixties so front brimmed hats are starting to replace traditional male headwear.

While ties are a bit much, this is a much better and dignified look for fans.
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Post by 955876 » Sat Feb 14, 2026 11:20 pm

beerbrother wrote:
Sat Feb 14, 2026 6:34 pm
The best player over the last 5-years has been the kicker.

Can't think of a current player that I like well enough to want their jersey.

Maybe Kuntz simply for amusement.
This x1,000. Box has been our best player and it isn’t close.

This team’s sucks.

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Post by Gonzo » Sun Feb 15, 2026 12:07 am

haven't had a jersey since hines ward
not one in this team i would want

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Post by Deebo » Mon Feb 16, 2026 12:37 pm

I used to have:

Kordell
Miller
Troy

Only one I still have is Miller

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Post by sowhat » Mon Feb 16, 2026 7:39 pm

hopefully mccarthy drafts some likable guys or develops some good ones.

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Post by AirRescueFF » Mon Feb 16, 2026 10:53 pm

I only have a Lloyd jersey.

And a 50 towel the guy sitting next to me gave me at my first Steeler game. His wife was not happy.
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Post by tbsteel » Tue Feb 17, 2026 8:32 pm

No.

The last Steelers jersey I purchased was a custom Aaron Hernandez Steelers jersey.

I still think we should sign him to a one day contract so that he can enter the Hall of Fame as a Steeler through and through!
*roots for losses*

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Post by Ice » Wed Feb 18, 2026 1:12 am

I have a Bettis from XL, a Rocky Bleier and a Hines Ward. I'd do a Lloyd or a Harrison.

This current crop? Can't think of one, but I favor retired players. Wearing current player jerseys is for families and cheerleaders.
Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile...

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Post by .Kodiak » Wed Feb 18, 2026 1:39 am

sowhat wrote:
Sat Feb 14, 2026 7:41 pm
i always liked wearing a jersey to a game, not anywhere else tho. i have polamalu, bettis, ben and timmons. my wife has ward ….
Yeah, I've never bought a jersey, in any sport. May have gotten a few as a kid. I always thought it was kind of funny to see people wear it out to the club. I get it's just as expensive as some designer shirts, but c'mon. Your Air Jordan's cost as much as some dress shoes, but c'mon.

Also, I don't advocate any dude go shirtless at a game. But if you do, you better be either ripped or a hog. If you work as a barista, maybe keep the shirt on.

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Post by Gonzo » Wed Feb 18, 2026 2:44 pm

i lied -- as just found in the closet I had a ward jersey and a roethlisberger hoodie
however, that said, they were all gifts ... I dont think I have ever bought one and never wore a jersey out in public ... I have worn the hoodie

I might wear a hoodie with bradshaw or fast willie parker on it ... two favorite of my favorite steelers along with Ben and Franco

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Post by Dan Smith--BYU » Thu Feb 19, 2026 1:06 am

The idea that any grown ass middle aged or older man should wear a jersey of a 25 year old (who himself never wears it outside the arena) as a form of hero worship strikes me as regressive pathetic immaturity.
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Post by Steelperch » Thu Feb 19, 2026 4:21 am

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Post by Who Dee Knee » Thu Feb 19, 2026 7:52 am

I got a Harmon, best case he becomes Cam 2.0., and I get my monies worth…but no, who else would you get? Warren? Frazier? Herbig? JPJ? Boswell?

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