I thought I would wander down the path to the right and combine my love for sports, emphasizing a conservative view. There has been a minor locker room awareness that the Pittsburgh Steelers may not be in agreement on the name of the individual that they are wearing on the back of their helmets. A team vote was taken and the team voted to have a teenager, Antwon Rose Jr., This individual was shot dead by police on the east side of Pittsburgh two years ago. He was shot running away from a vehicle in which there was a drive by shooting. When the driver was being arrested, both Rose and a back seat passenger exited the vehicle and ran. They did not respond to the command to stop. Rose was shot three times.

While the back seat passenger fired most of the shots in the drive by shooting, the target, verified that his beef was with Antwon Rose Jr.. He stated that Rose Jr. was trying to shoot him. Rose had an empty 9 millimeter gun cartridge in his pocket and the gun was under the front seat of the car as he exited when police arrived. His DNA was on the gun and he had gunshot residue on his hands. Also, there was an armed robbery of Rose's employer hours before he was shot. A gun from that robbery was stolen and was in the car.

When it comes to a team vote, things get difficult. Alejandro Villanueva (Martinez) is an Army West Point graduate. He served three tours in Afghanistan. I need not say more. He put a piece of tape on the back of his helmet and put the name of a service veteran that died in Iraq and received a Silver Ster. This particular soldier was black. Alejandro asked his coach if this was acceptable. and Coach Tomlin gave his blessings.

The post game comments from his teammates are disturbing. I realize athletes do not do due diligence on all factors of everyday occurrences. I must state that after leaving NYC as a youth I grew up in the shadows of West Point. Everyone has a voice, but in my heart, some individuals speak louder than others.