The late drive he engineered in Super Bowl XLIII will go down as a signature moment of his career, one that looks like it is on a track to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
Hines Ward already put himself among the selectSteelers as a Super Bowl MVP, the only four-time Pro Bowl receiver and the holder of most of the team records for his position.
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin recently joked that the contract extension Hines Ward signed would not cover how long the veteran wide receiver intends to keep playing.
Mike Tomlin wasn't coaching the Pittsburgh Steelers when their Super Bowl-winning season of 2005 was followed by a series of mishaps, letdowns and losses.