This story contains reporting from ESPN's Brooke Pryor. "We grew up, we shared the same dream, we worked out together, we do everything together. "Me and him talked about this since we were little kids," he said. Nick Herbig is a stud, absolute stud.' If there's one guy I can't block, it's Nick Herbig."įor Nick, this experience has been a dream come true.
"I came in the building screaming, 'Come on, let's get him here. Nate has been advocating for the team to draft his younger brother since March. Nick was in second grade and Nate was in sixth grade. In some instances, they just happen to be brothers."įor the Herbigs, it'll be their first time being on the same team since they played pee wee football for the Kauai Bulldogs in Hawaii. "We're all continually trying to measure that which we cannot, and that probably is what drives us toward the brother game, but the guys that we do business with, they're here on their own merits and their own capabilities. Read More: Analysis for every Steelers' selection "You know, we value the intangible quality, and when you're doing business with one, it probably gives you an indication about the intangible quality of the other," Tomlin said after last year's draft. Head coach Mike Tomlin has acknowledged the team's inclination to keep it in the family. The Edmunds and Davis brothers are no longer with the team, nor is Derek Watt, so it seems fitting that the team added one brotherly duo. and Derek Watt, Terrell and Trey Edmunds and Carlos and Khalil Davis. His brother, offensive guard Nate Herbig, joined the team this offseason.Īfter selecting Connor Heyward last year, the younger brother of longtime defensive tackle Cameron Heyward, the Steelers boasted four pairs of brothers on their 2022 roster: T.J. NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers, Wisconsin BadgersĪfter the 2023 NFL draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers nearly have half as many pairs of brothers on their roster as they have Super Bowl victories.įormer Wisconsin Badgers linebacker Nick Herbig was drafted by Pittsburgh, which has six Super Bowl wins, in the fourth round to become the latest addition. Refreshing Times Devotional Series Pt.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĢ023 NFL draft: Steelers continue trend of drafting brothers with Wisconsin LB Nick Herbig.She has appeared on numerous television and radio programs as the former wife of retired Dallas Cowboy’s NFL player Nathaniel Newton, Jr. She is the proud mother of two boys-Nathaniel Newton III (Tre’), who is on an athletic scholarship at the University of Texas, and Nate King Newton. She works with many organizations including Jack & Jill of America, SASO (Scholars & Athletes Serving Others) and Presbyterian Homeless Night Shelter.ĭorothy is the Practice Administrator for a health care organization, where she is pursuing her M.B.A. She is an active member of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, a Christian speaker and Bible study leader who inspires women to cling to God and receive deliverance, healing, and restoration. Who would believe her even if she dared to reveal her painful secret?ĭorothy too excelled in sports, earning a volleyball scholarship to the University of Louisiana where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and Business. Though she promised herself that she would never be in such a marriage, like so many others, she repeated her mother’s pattern-her abuser just happened to be a loved celebrity-a Super Bowl NFL football champion with the Dallas Cowboys. Dorothy put herself through college on an athletic scholarship and her brother from her biological father is Mike Johnson, who played eight years for the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, so it is not surprising that she ended up the celebrity wife of a football star-but all that glittered was not gold.įrom a young age she witnessed her stepfather physically and verbally abuse her mother-images that would haunt her for years. Before her affluent life as an NFL wife, Dorothy Newton was raised in poverty by her mother and stepfather near New Orleans, the oldest girl of six children.