Steelers hold moment of silence for Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims
PITTSBURGH – Steelers fans packed into the lots surrounding Heinz Field, tailgated – tossing footballs back and forth, consuming savory foods and cold beers – and then filed into the stadium, clad in black and gold, just like they would any other day.
They waved their terrible towels as players took the field during pregame introductions. A few pink breast cancer awareness towels littered the fray. A handful of fans held signs.
“Just married,” read one. “This sign has as many Super Bowls as the Browns,” read another. “It’s my birthday,” read a third.
But not until the stadium announcer called for a moment of silence before the national anthem to honor the victims of the shooting at a synagogue in nearby Squirrel Hill did anything suggest the day was different for the Steelers and their ...
