Pittsburgh Steelers long-time tight-end Vance McDonald has an awesome answer on what he’ll miss most about football after retirement.
After an eight-year career, Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Vance McDonald is walking away from the game of football. On his way out, McDonald was asked about what he’ll miss most about it and gave the media an absolute classic of an answer.
Vance McDonald on what he’ll miss most about football: “I’ll miss holding a football and running into a human being as hard as I possibly can.”
Says sometimes he looks at walls and things around the farm and thinks, ‘if only this was a defender and I could run through it.’
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) January 22, 2021
Sheesh. How’s that for intensity? Some guys are simply born to do the job and McDonald was one of them.
McDonald ends his career having played 101 NFL games in four seasons with the San Fransisco 49ers and the remaining four with the Pittsburgh Steelers after being traded in 2017. He scored 15 touchdowns and accumulated 2,036 yards over the course of his career.
McDonald has one of the more incredible stiff arms in recent memory that will play on a loop in our heads for years to come. He straight up bulldozed Bucs safety Chris Conte for the touchdown. The stiff arm literally ended Conte’s career. Check it out below.
Steelers TE Vance McDonald has announced his retirement from the NFL. His stiff arm of Chris Conte will live on forever.
(🎥: @CBSSports) pic.twitter.com/2PAkMSI0Nq
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) January 22, 2021
McDonald is retiring to dedicate more time to his faith, his family, and his foundation. He’s also the Steelers nominee for the 2020 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. The Steelers will have work to do this offseason and missing McDonald will certainly hurt.