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NFL Football Players Draft Injuries Rookies Season SuperbowlPublished: June 27, 2009
Fast Willie Parker.
Fast Willie broke into Steelers fans hearts in 2004 as an undrafted free agent. Although he did not get a lot of playing time.
In the final game of the season, against the Buffalo Bills, the only game which he started (Bill Cowher was resting Jerome Bettis and Deuce Staley) Parker rushed for 102 yards, including one rush for 58 yards up the left sideline.
In 2005, Fast Willie grabbed the reigns of the starter. When Jerome Bettis and Deuce Staley were both injured in the pre-season, Parker took off, never to look back.
Parker rushed for just over 1,200 yards, finishing sixth all time for a Steelers. That puts him in pretty good company.
In the Super Bowl that year, Parker started off the second half with a 75 yard run, the longest play from scrimmage in the history of the game, to that point...
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