On Tuesday evening, the Steelers signed Justin Hartwig (75) to almost certainly replace Sean Mahan as the team’s starting center (Hartwig can also play guard). Hartwig played for the Carolina Panthers for the last two seasons, but was particularly ineffective last season. Fortunately for the Steelers, he cannot possibly be worse than Mahan was this [...]
The margin of error in the Big East gained another point in its favor on Thursday as unranked Pitt defeated #13 Louisville to advance to the semifinals of the Big East tournament in a tightly contested matchup between two similarly streaky teams.
After last week’s signing of Ben Roethlisberger to the largest contract in team history, the Steelers entered a new era, one where they were assured of being constantly strapped by the salary cap. This means making difficult decisions, as the Steelers are growing old at most of the core positions, namely both lines, and not [...]
Despite having less than $1 million under the cap (depending on whether or not Max Starks accepts his $7 million or so transition tag), the Steelers are still working the free agent market to fix their offensive line, free safety and their special teams, all spots that need an upgrade. This week, the Steelers [...]
Mewelde Moore could be the only free agent signing for the Steelers this offseason. As absurd as that sounds, it is completely true. The Steelers had $2.5 million in cap room on Friday, but then signed the running back and inked QB Ben Roethlisberger to his massive extension. If Moore is the only signing, the [...]
As you probably know by now, Ben Roethlisberger, better known to most as just “Ben,” inked an eight-year, $102 million contract extension that assures that he will be under center for the Steelers for, well, the next eight seasons. The potential issue with this extension for many, however, is that the Steelers have never [...]
