Kordell Stewart reflects on whether playing QB for Steelers cost him Hall of Fame career as WR

Stewart showed early signs of promise at receiver before becoming a Pro Bowl quarterback for the Steelers Kordell Stewart achieved his goal of becoming a starting NFL quarterback. But did it cost him a chance at being a Hall of Famer at a different position? At quarterback, Stewart helped lead the Steelers to AFC Championship game appearances in 1997 and in 2001. Some, however, feel that Stewart may have had a Hall of Fame-worthy career if he had switched to receiver, a move he volunteered to make during his first two seasons in Pittsburgh. "Everybody in that city, I'm sure the majority probably said I could have gone to the Hall of Fame if I'd have stayed there," Stewart recently told CBS Sports while discussing his new HBO documentary that chronicles his one-of-a-kind NFL journey.

A star quarterback at Colorado, Stewart wanted the chance to compete for the starting job when he entered the NFL in 1995. During NFL Combine interviews, Stewart told the Steelers and other teams that he would be willing to play other positions because he knew that would increase a team's interest in drafting him. It didn't take long for the Steelers — who picked him with the 60th overall pick — to take Stewart up on his offer. Stewart was already having success as a