Ward to present Faneca at Pro Football Hall of Fame induction

After a career of being Pro Bowl offensive players for the Steelers who teamed up to get the franchise its fifth Super Bowl in 2006, Hines Ward and Alan Faneca get to team up one last time.

That's because the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Tuesday morning that Ward would present Faneca at his induction ceremony this August:

Ward and Faneca began their NFL careers with the Steelers as part of their 1998 draft class, with Faneca being the team's first round pick and Ward being selected in the third round. They both became important staples in the Steelers resurgence in the early 2000s under Bill Cowher.

Faneca would be named to nine Pro Bowls and six times as an All-Pro. After the Steelers missed the playoffs for three straight years between 1998-2000, Faneca led the team's offensive line to help Kordell Stewart, Jerome Bettis and Ward turn the offense into the NFL's seventh-best scoring unit in the NFL, as well as the league's best rushing offense in 2001. All nine of Faneca Pro Bowl seasons came consecutively from 2001-2009.

Ward also played a big role in the Steelers' rise in 2001, catching 93 passes for 1004 yards that season and earning the first of his four consecutive Pro Bowl seasons between 2001-2004.

The two would become pivotal players when the Steelers added Ben Roethlisberger in the 2004 NFL Draft, offering leadership and stability as veterans to the roster during their 2005 Super Bowl season. Even when Roethlisberger struggled with the worst winning performance by a quarterback in Super Bowl history, Faneca threw a key block that sprung Willie Parker's Super Bowl record 75-yard touchdown against the Seahawks, and Ward was the Super Bowl MVP with his touchdown catch from Antwaan Randle El.

Now, Ward gets to be the man who introduces his longtime teammate into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.