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Steelers Art Rooney II releases statements after Bill Nunn and Alan Faneca’s Hall of Fame inductions

The Pittsburgh Steelers organization is elated to see two of their own being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the class of 2021.

There has long been a belief there is a bias against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The bias being many feel there are too many members of the Steelers organization who have their busts in Canton, OH.

If there was a bias, these biases didn’t stop the following members of the black and gold from being inducted in the 2020 and 2021 classes:

2020
Bill Cowher
Troy Polamalu
Donnie Shell

2021
Bill Nunn
Alan Faneca

Canton, OH will be a Steelers frenzy this summer, and as the organization welcomes two new faces to be forever enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Following the news of Faneca and Nunn’s induction, the Steelers organization, via team president Art Rooney II, released official statements expressing their excitement and joy for both Faneca and the Nunn family.

See what Rooney II had to say, both in a written statement and in video form, below:

Alan Faneca

Bill Nunn

Be sure to stay tuned to BTSC for the latest news and notes surrounding the black and gold as they prepare for the new league year, NFL Free Agency and the 2021 NFL Draft.