It's not super often that the NFL and NHL cross over, let alone for teams in different cities. 

But, on Monday, one NFL player crossed that boundary a bit. 

Houston Texans long snapper Austin Brinkman came into Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Monday ahead of the team's game against the Steelers, and he showed up sporting the jersey of Pittsburgh Penguins' longtime star Evgeni Malkin.

Brinkman, 23, grew up in Maryland and attended West Virginia University - and none of that is a far cry from Pittsburgh. 

Clearly, the guy has good taste. 

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