For 'Nashville' star Charles Esten, playing the NFL Draft Experience stage combines his favorite things
Charles Esten got his first taste of fame outside an NFL locker room.
No, the actor known best as Deacon Claybourne on television drama “Nashville” didn’t lead a double life as strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He did, however, get to see inside the Steel Curtain locker room as a kid, a perk of his dad’s longtime friendship with team members. via The Tennessean