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The Steelers will begin OTA’s on Tuesday and will likely be without wide receiver Mike Wallace and two offensive line starters. Wallace has not signed the one-year, $2,742,000 tender offered him as a restricted free agent, and various reports say he will not do so before Tuesday. Wallace is not required to sign the tender [...]
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Ed Bouchette confirmed today that the Steelers are planning on newly drafted Mike Adams being the Steelers left tackle as they enter the 2012 season. Rookie Mike Adams will go to left tackle and Marcus Gilbert will stay at right tackle, a source close to the situation told me today. At least that’s the plan [...]
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Aaron Wilson of Profootball.scout.com reports the Steelers tried out former Ravens and Patriots long snapper Matt Katula, according to a league source. Katula, 29, played in five games last season for the Vikings, filling in when Cullen Loeffler broke a bone in his lower back. A former Wisconsin player, Katula played with the Ravens from [...]
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If your still trying to figure out who is going to be on the Steelers O-line this season, Willie Colon gave some clue today. The vet says that he will be making a switch from right tackle to the guard spot, freeing up a likely spot for second-round pick Mike Adams. “I’ve made the transition [...]
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Hey guys – won’t it be great to tell your lady that you could have a chance to win a year’s supply of groceries? Our friends at Ball Park are running a Facebook contest, asking fans to share a photo or video showcasing a funny/crazy example of “something only a guy would do” to win [...]
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From: AP Bill Cowher wants to teach men about melanoma, a disease whose ravages he knows all too well. The Super Bowl-winning coach’s wife died of the form of skin cancer in 2010. Now Cowher is the spokesman for a campaign called “Melanoma Exposed.” Launched Tuesday, it seeks to educate all Americans — but particularly [...]
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The Steelers have come to terms with another draft pick, as they inked seventh-round pick, guard Kelvin Beachum. Financial terms of the four-year deal were not disclosed. Beachum (6-3, 303), who was the 248th overall pick, played collegiately at Southern Methodist University. He started all 52 games he played at left tackle during his collegiate [...]
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Last season in his second season, wide out Emmanuel Sanders had 22 grabs for 288 yards with two touchdowns. He’s going to be expected to do more in year three, and it comes with the development of a new offense, one that is being put in place by new offensive coordinator Todd Haley. There was [...]
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For Ben Roethlisberger and the rest of the Steelers veterans on offense, learning new Offensive Coordinator Todd Haley’s offense is like learning a new language and a new way of doing things according to Ed Bouchette of the Post-Gazette. What’s different? “Everything,” Roethlisberger said. “The similarities would be on a shorter list. Off the top [...]
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While Brandon Johnson and Dave Rayner are talking to the Steelers, there’s another player in talking to the team today – former Jaguars, Dolphns and Browns linebacker Matt Roth. In 8 seasons, Roth has 295 tackles and 23.5 sacks. He’s also been a force on special teams over the years as well.
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The Steelers are talking to a couple free agents today, as the team is chatting with former former Bengals LB Brandon Johnson and veteran NFL kicker Dave Rayner. Johnson played all three linebacker spots with 10 starts and been a special teams captain in his four years with the Bengals. The Steelers need linebackers, and [...]
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The Steelers continue to get their draft picks inked, as Scott Brown on the Trib reports the team has come to terms with second round pick Mike Adams. The 6-foot-7, 323 pound OL is expected to step right in and be a starter as a tackle from day one for a Steelers team that needs [...]
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The Steelers announced that they have agreed to terms with seventh round wide receiver Toney Clemons. A 6-foot-2, 210-pound wideout began his college career at Michigan before transferring to the University of Colorado in 2009. Clemons caught 86 passes for 1,162 yards and 11 touchdowns during his 25-game career in Boulder. Clemons had caught 12 [...]
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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has graduated from Miami University in southwest Ohio, about nine years after leaving for the NFL. The university says the 30-year-old Roethlisberger received his bachelor’s degree in education and joined nearly 600 students during Sunday’s commencement at the campus in Oxford. His wife, parents and grandmother attended. Roethlisberger,...
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The Steelers announced they have come to terms with speedy fifth round running back Chris Rainey. It’s a a four-year contract. During his 53-game career at the University of Florida, the 5-foot-8, 180-pound Rainey had 2,464 yards and 13 touchdowns rushing and caught 69 passes for 795 yards and six touchdowns. Rainey was also a [...]