Watch: Steelers DB Beanie Bishop Makes First NFL Interception on SNF

Former Mountaineer Beanie Bishop made his first career NFL interception on Sunday Night Football off a future Hall of Famer. Bishop’s big moment took place in the first half of the Steelers-Jets.

Bishop’s pick of Aaron Rodgers eventually led to Pittsburgh’s first touchdown of the game. The WVU product has three total tackles and a pass deflection in addition to his interception in just one half of football.

FIRST @NFL INT FOR BEANIE‼️

📲 Stream on NFL+: https://t.co/COxKRnr6Mc pic.twitter.com/LCLFvTnVl8

— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) October 21, 2024

Bishop, who has played in each of the Steelers’ first seven games and made his second start on Sunday, entered the night with 10 tackles, a 0.5 sack and a couple pass deflections on the season.

Celebrating that first career INT with the squad 🙌#EasyToCelebrate | @Budlight pic.twitter.com/B2nYvtqByA

— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) October 21, 2024

Bishop has continually reiterated his desire to prove his doubters, even NFL teams who passed on him, wrong ever since he showed up in Pittsburgh as a free agent signee of the Steelers.

“It’s one of those things that helps me every day whenever I think about getting comfortable,” Bishop expressed to WV Sports Now in May.

Bishop has actually carried a chip on his shoulder going back to when he was an undersized kid. That chip then intensified when he had to start his college career at a Group of 5 program in Western Kentucky.

“I’m 0 surprised with Beanie. He’s a football player. He may not check off all the boxes but he’s a football player,” said WVU head coach Neal Brown when asked about Bishop already making his presence felt with the Steelers.

Bishop became a consensus All-American in his lone season as a Mountaineer in 2023. He picked off four passes for WVU.

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