-        WR Emmanuel Sanders signed with the Denver Broncos on Saturday.  His deal is three-years, $15 million.  Controversy has ensued.  According to reports, agent Steve Weinberg – on behalf of Sanders – agreed in principle to a deal with Kansas City on Friday.  He then engaged Tampa Bay in negotiations, using the Chiefs offer as leverage to up the Buccaneers offer, while not mentioning that he had already agreed to terms with Kansas City.  Meanwhile Weinberg had agreed to a visit with the San ... Read More

-        The Steelers signed free agent DT Cam Thomas to a two-year contract.  Known by the nickname “Baby Godzilla” during his four-year run with the San Diego Chargers, Thomas is a 330-pound lineman, who has the girth to step in and play NT in the Steelers 3-4 defense.  A fifth-round selection of the Chargers out of North Carolina in 2010, Thomas has accrued 54 tackles and six sacks as a rotational defensive lineman, playing in 54 games and starting 16 in his career. -        The team met ... Read More

Dom Errico —  The Steelers made a rare first-day jump head first into the free agency pool, and I think they got a guy in Mike Mitchell who could help them out in a lot of ways. This defense needed to get younger in a hurry, and I’m pretty excited to see the 27-year-old Mitchell take over the spot vacated by Ryan Clark, who is seven years older.  Anyone who watched the Steelers try to defend the pass last year noticed a lot of missed and blown coverage at the safety position, and Clark was ... Read More

The Jacksonville Jaguars signed free agent DE Ziggy Hood to a contract on Thursday.  The official terms have not been released as of this update.  Hood was the Steelers 2009 first-round draft pick out of Missouri, ideally pegged to be the replacement for DE Aaron Smith once the veteran retired.  Hood was never able to fully make the transition from interior lineman to 3-4 defensive end adequately, and last season he was passed on the depth chart by 2011 first-round pick Cameron ... Read More

The first full day of the 2014 NFL Free Agency period is in full swing.  Usually one of the quieter teams in the open market, the Pittsburgh Steelers have made a little bit of noise thus far.  Here is a quick round-up of the pertinent news and rumors coming out of the South Side complex today. On Tuesday, the Steelers made their first significant free agent move of the year, and the biggest since they plucked FS Ryan Clark on March 15, 2006.  The team found its immediate replacement for Clark ... Read More

The Steelers recently extended the contract of veteran TE Heath Miller, a sign that the organization believes Miller still has at least a few solid years left as a productive NFL tight end.  The Steelers do not get into the habit of simply handing out contract extensions beyond age 30 – especially for players coming off a significant injury less than one year ago – but chose to do so with “Big Money."  The two-year extension was a reward for allowing the team to reduce his salary hit in 2014 by ... Read More

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

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