Despite receiving pressure from family and friends at school to root for the hometown Cardinals, Braden stayed true to his loyalty to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mr. Smith, his third grade teacher in Ohio, would be proud!
Mr. Smith is from Pittsburgh and a devoted Steelers fan. His mission was to convert over as many Cleveland Browns fans as possible. It was all innocently done through homework assignments and extra credit points. Braden found himself finding the sum of the Steelers' running yards from the previous game or the number of touchdowns from a point total. Tuesday mornings we would be looking up the score of the Steelers game on the internet for a few bonus points.
I'm not sure how many impressionable minds Mr. Smith wins over each year, but he had a lasting impression on one. I have to admit, I was secretly hoping for the Steelers to pull out a victory as well. I didn't want Braden to have to return to school Monday morning and face his classmates defeated.
Way to go Steelers!
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Go Steelers!
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