The Steelers’ draft last weekend disappointed many fans who wanted the team to draft for need and take offensive and defensive linemen on the first day, thereby filling holes in on both sides of the ball. Instead, Kevin Colbert and Mike Tomlin took the best player available both times the Steelers’ name came up and, [...]
The mock drafts are all out, the prognosticators are strapped to their chairs for the next week, ESPN is beginning to purchase the fifteen bottles of gel for Mel Kiper’s hair and fans across America are beginning to call talk radio shows in anticipation of ripping their favorite NFL team. The Steelers are in a [...]
“I’m here today to announce that Cedrick Wilson is being released by the Pittsburgh Steelers due to his recent legal issues. This organization does not condone those types of actions on the part of any employee. No further questions will be asked.” That’s what Steelers’ chairman Dan Rooney should have said. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
