Following his arrest Chris Rainey, the Steelers 2012 fifth round pick, was released from the team. This incident (read more here) is Rainey’s second issue with domestic violence. During his time at Florida, Rainey was arrested for texting his girlfriend “time to die.” This time around Rainey was arrested for allegedly slapping his girlfriend in the face and then wrestling her to the ground over a cell phone. Hours after the arrest became public, the Steelers decided to cut ties with Rainey ... Read More
Steelers Expected to Keep Ramon Foster over Willie Colon for Left Guard
When the Steelers were put on the clock during the 2012 NFL Draft they were ecstatic to see that the top guard in the draft, David DeCastro of Stanford, was still on the board. They wasted no time making DeCastro their selection and added him to a young core of players on their improving offensive line. DeCastro, a right guard in college, is expected to play on the right side for many years to come and the Steelers hope he will help improve a struggling running game. On the left side, the ... Read More
Pitt’s 2013 Football schedule released
As Paul Chryst and the Pitt Panthers prepare for their first season the ACC, many Panthers fans wanted to know exactly what their schedule would look like and which of the prominent ACC programs would be visiting Heinz Field in 2013.. Friday afternoon, Pitt fans got their answer as the 2013 schedule was released. The home schedule looks nice as it features seven games that include: Villanova (8-31), New Mexico (9-14), Notre Dame (11-9), Florida State (TBD), Miami (TBD), North Carolina ... Read More
Two Steelers among Hall of Fame finalists
There were 15 players and coaches named as finalists for the 2013 Hall of Fame class. The 15 finalists are: Larry Allen, Tim Brown, Cris Carter, Curley Culp, Edward DeBartolo Jr., Charles Haley, Art Modell, Jonathan Ogden, Bill Parcells, Andre Reed, Dave Robinson, Warren Sapp, Will Shields, Michael Strahan and Aeneas Williams. That list also includes two former Steelers players: running back Jerome Bettis and linebacker Kevin Greene. Greene played for the Steelers from 1993-1995 and finished ... Read More
Playoffs from the outside in
With the Steelers missing the playoffs and the first round over, as a fan, can we be happy with any of the remaining teams winning the whole thing? Eight teams remain and I believe the teams can clearly be lumped into two categories. The “Please don't let this team win” and “I guess I'm okay with them winning.” The “Please don't let this team win” group is the easier and most obvious of the two. The Baltimore Ravens are the Steelers most hated rival, so they are the easiest to add to the ... Read More
Penguins more prepared for quick start than others
When looking back on the Penguins' 2011-2012 season there are many ways to describe how it ended; blown out, exposed, embarrassed, abrupt. There's no sugar coating a 4-2 series loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Not when its penalty kill had a historic collapse. Not when the defense, a unit that was promoted by hockey circles as one of the deepest in the league, surrendered twenty goals in the first three games of the series. Not when the league MVP who dominated all season looked average ... Read More
Steelers release Chris Rainey after arrest
PITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Steelers have cut rookie running back Chris Rainey following his arrest on a battery charge in Florida. Gainesville (Fla.) police officers charged Rainey with a single count of misdemeanor simple battery following an incident with his girlfriend. Police say in a news release that Rainey was arguing with his girlfriend over his cellphone. His girlfriend got into a vehicle and the former Florida Gator tried to pull her out. Witnesses told detectives that Rainey ... Read More
Todd Haley interviews with Cardinals, where do Steelers go?
Todd Haley was the Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator in 2007 and 2008. He called the plays for the Cardinals offense that led them to Super Bowl 43; the only Super Bowl in franchise history. During his time with the Cardinals Haley formed a strong relationship with the Cardinals’ ownership. After the 2008 season Haley left the Cardinals to become the Kansas City Chiefs head coach. Following the 2011 season the Chiefs fired Haley as their head coach and he started looking for another job ... Read More
Pittsburgh Steelers RB Chris Rainey Arrested in Florida
Current Pittsburgh Steelers running back Chris Rainey was arrested early Thursday morning and accused of simple battery (dating violence), according to a report. The incident reportedly happened in Rainey's hometown of Gainesville, Florida around 8:30 a.m. According to Gainesville Police Department spokesman Officer Ben Tobias, police received a 911 call from a witness about a verbal altercation that turned physical early on Thursday. The report states that witnesses told officers that ... Read More
The 2013 “Keep Your Eye On…” List – Steel City Edition
The Pittsburgh sports scene never fails to churn out new household names, even in those rare years when we aren’t blessed with any new championship hardware being added to a trophy case somewhere in the city. The year 2012 won’t be fondly recalled in the great annuals of Pittsburgh sports lore, but the past twelve months did provide us all with some newly-christened stars to discuss at the water coolers and Sunday dinner tables. From A.J. Burnett to Todd Haley, Rushel Shell to James Neal, ... Read More