Making a move in free agency, the Pittsburgh Steelers have signed safety Mike Mitchell, as confirmed by his personal Twitter account. Mitchell, formerly of the Carolina Panthers, posted 67 tackles last season to go along with 4 interceptions and 2 forced fumbles. The free safety is a physical downhill player who resembles a young Troy Polamalu. Terms of the deal have not yet been released. **UPDATE** Per Adam Schefter, the deal is for $25 million over five years. Photo Credit: ... Read More
Steelers Draft Preview: Wide Receivers
Over the past six years, the Pittsburgh Steelers have used seven draft picks on the wide receiver position. Out of those seven players, only Mike Wallace (2009, 3rd round), Emmanuel Sanders (2010, 3rd round) and Antonio Brown (2010, 6th round) have produced results worthy of being drafted. Last spring, the team drafted WR Markus Wheaton of Oregon State in the third round. Wheaton was limited by injuries in his rookie campaign, playing in just 12 games and catching six passes for 64 yards. ... Read More
Pens hold off Caps in Washington
The Penguins are well on their way to winning the Metropolitan Division and while the Washington Capitals are 18 points back, it never hurts to create a little more separation. Chris Kunitz scored twice and Jeff Zatkoff made 31 saves as the Penguins were able to hold off the Capitals for the second straight win. Kunitz wasted no time getting his 30th goal of the season, scoring just 46 seconds into the game. Sidney Crosby found Kunitz streaking down the left side in the neutral zone. The ... Read More
Steelers to release LaMarr Woodley
The Steelers did not waste much time in continuing with the transition to their linebacker core started by the signing of Jason Worilds. The team announced today their intention to release veteran OLB LaMarr Woodley on Tuesday. The team will technically designate Woodley as a post- June 1 cut, a designation which will spread his cap hit out over two years. The team will terminate ties to the 29-year old on Tuesday, however, to allow him to begin the free agent period and have the best chance to ... Read More
Pens defeat Ducks in shootout
The Penguins didn't exactly play well against the Anaheim Ducks but they did play better than their previous game the night before in San Jose. Despite being out shot 31-17 and showing poor puck management, the Penguins were able to collect a point by forcing overtime, then won in a shootout to secure both points. Corey Perry scored to give the Ducks a 1-0 lead just 3:54 into the game. Ryan Getzlaf fired a wrist shot through traffic and the puck bounced behind Marc-Andre Fleury before being ... Read More
Brown Restructures; Steelers Under Cap
Pro Bowl WR Antonio Brown restructured his contract on Friday, saving the Pittsburgh Steelers $4 million in cap space for the 2014-15 season. The story was first reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter. Multiple efforts have been made recently in order to get under the salary cap, as well as to provide space for free agency and the April draft. Earlier this week, Larry Foote, Curtis Brown, and Levi Brown were cut in addition to the contract extensions of TE Heath Miller and S Troy Polamalu. Antonio ... Read More
Gannon’s Blazek named PSAC West Athlete of the Year
PSAC West awards were announced yesterday and three of the four individual awards came from Gannon's squad, which finished first in the West this season. Adam Blazek headlined the awards, taking home Athlete of the Year honors. CJ Oldham was named the West's Defensive Athlete of the Year and Gannon's coach John Reilly was named West Coach of the Year. The other individual award, Freshman of the Year, went to Clarion's BJ Andrews. Blazek averaged 16.1 points per game this season and is coming ... Read More
2014 Steelers draft preview: Safety
The NFL Draft is still over two months away, but the anticipation and arm-chair general managing is in full throttle. Last week, the 2014 NFL Combine drew huge ratings for the NFL Network – proving once again that the American hunger for football has absolutely no boundaries. Major college pro days are in full swing, highlighted so far by the noteworthy workouts of sure-fire top ten picks like Auburn OT Greg Robinson and Buffalo LB Khalil Mack. NFL team player development personnel will be ... Read More
Is Troy Polamalu a first-ballot Hall of Famer?
Gar Bercury — OK, i'll be the one to say it, Troy Polamalu is not a first-ballot Hall of Famer. I understand that saying this means I am risking life and limb with many of our loyal readers, but it is still the truth. I want to be clear, I do believe Polamalu will eventually get a bust in Canton, it just won't happen in his first year of eligibility. There are different reasons why it won't happen, some can be attributed to Polamalu's career as a whole. Some of it is due to a simple numbers ... Read More
Steelers Cut Three
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced this afternoon that they have released LB Larry Foote, CB Curtis Brown, and OT Levi Brown. These moves come as the team continues to shed payroll and make space within the salary cap. The NFL announced last week that the 2014-15 salary cap will be about $10 million higher than last season, approaching nearly $133 million. Foote, a 13-year veteran, has spent all but one year of his career with the Steelers. After a career season in 2012 (75 solo tackles, ... Read More