BEREA, Ohio — Across a crowded banquet room filled with some of Cleveland’s biggest sports celebrities, Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney, a Hall of Famer himself, stood at the dais and singled out the one person he wanted to meet.
Joe Thomas was caught off guard.
“That was pretty cool,” Cleveland’s left tackle said Wednesday. “I didn’t expect it. I was kind of surprised.” It may be the only time Thomas has been shocked by anything all season.