Joey Porter told me, 'It's only right that you lead us out there. It's your home. You need to bring us in. I was in awe. They wanted me to bring them in and I brought them in. It was incredible. It gave me a moment I'll never forget.
I was thinking, 'If this is my last (Heinz Field) game, this will be my final opportunity to look out of this tunnel. I wanted to have a mental snapshot of the moment so that I could carry it with me forever.
It would be a defining moment for him as well.
This feels great. It makes everything that I've ever had to go through worthwhile. I've always wished it could have been me, and now that I have the opportunity, I relish every moment of it.
I really think it is great that my mother and my father are able to capture a moment for themselves. Thirteen years following me around this great country of ours, they deserve it.
They were a little further behind (than I expected). I looked back and I didn't see anybody. That was incredible. They gave me a moment that I'll never forget.