Drake leaves legacy with players
Aug 28, 2019
5 minutes
By TERESA VARLEY | Assistant Editor
LATROBE, Pa. — The tears, they were real.
The emotion, it was raw and straight from the heart.
Because as Ryan Switzer spoke, he spoke about a man he loved. A man all the Steelers receivers loved. A man the team loved, the coaches loved, and everyone in the organization loved.
When Darryl Drake passed away, it took a lot out of everyone in the organization. But in the receivers room, a group of young players who have been molded by Drake’s caring touch, it took even more out of them.
Switzer took a picture of the receivers group at the start of camp with Drake, one that he will treasure forever. It’s the perfect snapshot of how close a group they are, how much love there is among everyone in
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