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Brett Keisel's beard a big, hairy Super star

The secret to the Pittsburgh Steelers ' success is growing on Brett Keisel's furry face.No, really. The Pro Bowl defensive end believes there's something special going on with his phenomenal facial hair."The beard is why we're here," Keisel said, a smile peeking through some wayward whiskers. "It's unleashed Super Bowl powers on our whole team and hopefully it can win us one more."Ungroomed and unmatched, Keisel's beard has taken on a life of its own. There are two Facebook pages dedicated to it, as well as a Twitter account, and a line of T-shirts that warn anyone who dares to be in its presence to "Fear The Beard!""It's its own entity," said an amused Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger , who has some scruff of his own these days. "He hides everything in there. We go hunting and he hides his decoys in there."There's been plenty of talk all week about the long, luscious locks of Keisel's teammate, Troy Polamalu , and Green Bay's Clay Matthews . But "The Beard," as Keisel lovingly ...

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