Editing Alan Faneca (section)

===Pittsburgh Steelers===
{{stack| }}[[File:Hartings Faneca Smith 2002.jpg|thumb|Faneca (66) in 2002]]
Faneca was selected by the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] in the first round (26th overall) in the [[1998 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1998/draft.htm |access-date=March 29, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He saw limited playing time at first but injuries to fellow Steelers [[Will Wolford]] and [[Jim Sweeney (American football, born 1962)|Jim Sweeney]] allowed him to get his first start against the [[Cincinnati Bengals]]. He earned the Joe Greene Award as the team's top [[rookie]]. In 1999 against the [[Cleveland Browns]] he was having a bad season debut before leaving the game at halftime, after suffering a left ankle injury late in the second quarter of the game and played the rest of the first half after sustaining the injury but did not play during the second half. Against [[Baltimore Ravens]] he returned from his ankle injury but was replaced in the second half by [[Roger Duffy (American football)|Roger Duffy]]. One of his best games of the season was against the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] helping to pave the way for [[Jerome Bettis]] first 100-yard game of that season. Against the [[Carolina Panthers]] helped pave the way for Bettis season-high 137 yards rushing and the Steelers second-highest rushing performance of the season.
[[File:Faneca blocks for Parker.jpg|thumb|left|Faneca blocks for [[Willie Parker]]]]
In 2000, Faneca helped the Steelers rank fourth in the league in rushing, one of only 10 teams to compile more than 2,000 yards rushing in 2000. He had his best season to date when he was named a starter in the 2002 [[Pro Bowl]] his first selection to the squad, and also was named [[All-Pro]] by the [[Associated Press]], ''[[The Sporting News]]'', ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' and ''[[Football Digest]]'', and was named to Pro Football Weekly's-All-NFL team. He had an offseason surgery on his right wrist and missed some playing time during the teams preseason. In the 2002 season he was named to ''Pro Football Weekly''{{'s}} All-NFL and All-AFC team. Also selected to the ''[[USA Today]]'' Sports Weekly's All-Pro team was voted to his second consecutive Pro Bowl In 2003, he switched positions from left guard to left tackle due to injuries, helping teammate [[Amos Zereoué]] to three 100-yard performances during the season. He helped [[running backs]] [[Jerome Bettis]], [[Duce Staley]], and [[Willie Parker]] set individual and team rushing records, as well as propelling the Steelers to [[Super Bowl XL]] in [[Detroit]], in which Pittsburgh defeated the [[Seattle Seahawks]] 21–10. He helped spring Parker to a 75-yard touchdown run that is currently the longest run in [[Super Bowl]] history. In the 2007 season he helped quarterback [[Ben Roethlisberger]] to a perfect [[passer rating]] of 158.3 and [[Najeh Davenport]] to 123 rushing yards in Week 16 at [[St. Louis Rams]]. He led the way for Willie Parker's 105-yard rushing performance in Week 10 against the Browns, and was the key to Steelers ground attack rolling for 205 yards in Week 3 vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]], as well as the 206-yard rushing effort in the season opener at Cleveland.

In 2007, Faneca was voted to the Steelers 75th Anniversary All Time Team by Steeler fans.