Editing Johnny Unitas (section)

===Pittsburgh Steelers===
After his collegiate career, the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] of the NFL drafted Unitas in the ninth round. However, he was released before the season began as the odd man out among four quarterbacks trying to fill three spots. Steelers' head coach [[Walt Kiesling]] had made up his mind about Unitas; he thought he was not smart enough to quarterback an NFL team,<ref>Dan Rooney: My 75 years with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL, {{ISBN|0-306-81569-9}}; p. 62.</ref> and he was not given any snaps in practice with the Steelers. Among those edging out Unitas was [[Ted Marchibroda]], whom Unitas lost to in his first college game years earlier, future longtime NFL head coach. Out of pro football, Unitas—by this time married—worked in construction in Pittsburgh to support his family.<ref>MacCambridge, 2005 pg. 124</ref> On the weekends, he played quarterback, safety and punter on a local [[semi-professional]] team called the [[Bloomfield (Pittsburgh)|Bloomfield]] Rams for $6 a game.<ref>Cavanaugh, 2008 pg. 166</ref>