“Otherwise, it will be like an open sore that heals and if you peel off the scab again and it will continuously be there.”Rocky Bleier, a member of the 1970s Steelers dynasty and a military veteran, offered his thoughts on player protests. Bleier totaled 3,865 yards and 23 touchdowns on 4.2 yards per carry in 11 seasons. “The American people, they can’t go to their workplace and start to protest about whatever may be happening in their life. Although he trained with Bleier played sporadically the next few years — Pittsburgh even waived him on multiple occasions — before he got his chance in 1974.By 1975, Bleier held the starting role and teamed up with Franco Harris in the backfield. Aleta Whitaker said in a counter-suit that Bleier just wants to avoid paying her $837,948 from the sale of their suburban Pittsburgh home.
He wrote a book called The trip took a lot out of Bleier. 50 years ago Tuesday, Vietnam Veteran and 4-time Super Bowl champion Rocky Bleier was shot and wounded in the war.
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rocky Bleier has hocked his Super Bowl rings and filed for bankruptcy.
It stuck.\" Rocky Bleier: Yup. You have off days, you can do it outside of the stadium or on other platforms, but not the gameday platform. Get all the sports news you need, direct to your inbox.Few people involved in the NFL’s ongoing national anthem debate are as qualified to discuss the subject as former Bleier, 71, served in the U.S. military during the Vietnam War. Bleier, 71, served in the U.S. military during the Vietnam War.
“Somewhere along the line I have not seen the leadership maybe I expected from the commissioner and the owners in this situation.”With dialogue lines open, there is hope for a resolution.“You can’t allow it to continue to drag on,” Bleier said. He lost part of his right foot due to a combat injury and had to fight his way back into the NFL after returning from the battlefield.For Bleier, a four-time Super Bowl champion, the situation is very much cut and dry, and he sees a “simple” solution to the issue that has “It’s very simply this: This is a workplace, you are at the stadium, you are working that day, this is not a platform for protest,” Bleier told Yahoo Sports. A nearby grenade sent shrapnel into his lower right leg. He's a military hero who nearly sacrificed his pro football career to help ensure the freedoms that Americans continue to enjoy today. He briefly passed out from a combination of low blood sugar and emotion. “It should never have gotten to this point, nobody has stepped up to say ‘No, this is not what we do on gameday.’”After Kaepernick’s protest began in August 2016, the movement grew little over the course of last season. He was expected to be an integral part of the offense for years to come, but he had to put that dream on hold when he was drafted into the U.S. Army during his rookie season. He even posted a 1,036-yard campaign in 1976.Bleier also served as a reliable pass-catcher when In December 1968, just after Rocky Bleier completed his first NFL season, he learned his next stint would be in Vietnam rather than Pittsburgh.While on patrol in Hiep Duc in August 1968, Bleier was shot in the left thigh by an enemy bullet. Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rocky Bleier was originally selected by the Steel City favorite in the 16th round of the 1968 NFL Draft. A bruising running back who played collegiately at Notre Dame, Rocky Bleier played a crucial role on the Bleier used his 5-foot-11, 210-pound frame to spring crushing blocks and, later, pound the rock with ease. Bleier scored four career postseason touchdowns and retired after the 1980 season with four rings. So they'd come back in the bar and they'd say 'Hey Bob, how's that little rock of yours?' The protests grew this season as the former 49ers quarterback remained unemployed and exploded when “It was a year ago that Kaepernick took a knee, so if you’re the commissioner or an owner, you have to be proactive in saying this: ‘If it never happens again, fine, but if it does, what is our position?’” Bleier said. He's got all these muscles.'