Steelers' Rookie Punter Brings Linebacker Mentality
7/27/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
July 27, 2007
By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY
LATROBE, Pa. -- At a muscular 6-foot-3, 230 pounds, Pittsburgh Steelers rookie Daniel Sepulveda looks more like a linebacker than the punter he really is.
Sepulveda says he posted time of 4.43 seconds when running the 40-yard dash for NFL scouts this past spring. That's faster than either of the two linebackers the Steelers drafted with their first two picks this year, Lawrence Timmons and LaMarr Woodley.
Bob Ligashesky, Pittsburgh's new special teams coach, acknowledges Sepulveda is a different looking punter.
"When I first saw him, I thought he was on the cover of Muscle & Fitness (magazine)," says Ligashesky. "He's a great-looking kid, very strong. But he's worked to be that way."
