In the seventh round in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected A.Q. Shipley, a hometown product who went to Moon High School before playing his college football at Penn State. While the prospect of playing for his hometown team was initially a dream come true for Shipley, he quickly realized that it wasn’t the picture-perfect scenario that it seemed. During an appearance on NetWorth with offensive lineman Justin Pugh, Shipley said that getting drafted by Pittsburgh ended up being the worst thing for him.
“It was a dream come true. It was like, that’s where I wanted to be.