If things stayed as they are now, the Steelers would be going into the season with a position battle for the starting running back spot. That battle would be between Isaac Redman and Jonathan Dwyer, with Baron Batch as the third string guy. Redman and Dwyer are quality football players, but neither of them are workhorses in this league. Dwyer could be an outstanding spell guy who gives the starter a rest every couple of series, and Redman is one of the best short-yardage conversion guys ... Read More
Snedden’s Take: Potpourri Madness
Due to circumstances beyond my control – a confluence of the flu, work, and late night World Baseball Classic games – Snedden’s Take took a brief one week hiatus last week. I appreciate all of the encouraging letters and email I received from my worldwide fan base, asking about my health and general wellness. Being the generous humanitarian I am, I sent every single one of those fans a personalized fruit basket. I hope you both received them and didn’t get sick from the spoiled mangos. In ... Read More
Steelers sign Gradkowski, re-sign veterans and host Connor
The start of free agency is usually a quiet time for the Steelers In most years - like this one - they are trying to clear cap space instead of spending big money on free agents. If you missed the news yesterday, Mike Wallace cashed in on a deal with the Miami Dolphins that officially makes Antonio Brown the teams No. 1 receiver. The Steelers were able to re-sign Larry Foote to a three-year deal - the team's biggest move so far - as well as Plaxico Burress, David Johnson, Isaac Redman, Jon ... Read More
Top 5 Games in Three Rivers Stadium History
Surrounded by the Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio Rivers, Three Rivers Stadium is a big part of Pittsburgh's history. The stadium hosted a World Series, many All Star games, and housed the Pirates, Steelers, Pitt Panthers, and the Pittsburgh Maulers. Three Rivers Stadium opened in 1970 and closed in 2001. For 31 years, it was one of the most celebrated stadiums in the country. With that, I wanted to take a look at the top 5 games in the history of Three Rivers Stadium. Here they are: #5 – ... Read More
Optimism Surrounding Keenan Lewis’ Return to Pittsburgh is Fading Fast
Everyone knew heading into the 2013 off-season that the Pittsburgh Steelers were going to have some tough decision to make. The first of those tough decision was made yesterday when the Steelers released veteran outside linebacker James Harrison. Harrison's release didn't come as a huge surprise, but it's never easy to replace a player of his caliber. A season ago the Steelers said goodbye to Aaron Smith and James Farrior two main-stays on the defensive front. With Harrison's release and the ... Read More
Outside Linebacker will be draft focus for Steelers
The releasing of James Harrison wasn’t exactly something that the Steelers wanted to do, but more or less something they had to do. Harrison was getting up there in age and his production over the years has diminished. He was set to make 6.570 million in 2013, and by cutting him that saved the Steelers a little over five million in cap space. Cap space was something that the Steelers desperately needed; after restructuring several players’ contracts the Steelers were barely under the cap, so ... Read More
Ramon Foster signs a three-year deal to stay with Steelers
According to Gerry Dulac the Pittsburgh Steelers re-signed offensive lineman Ramon Foster to a three year deal today. Foster played all 16 games for the Steelers and played right guard, left guard, and right tackle. Over the past three seasons Foster has been one of the most consistent lineman on the Steelers roster and since becoming a starter in 2010 he is the only lineman on the Steelers roster who has not missed a game in that span due to injury. 2012 first round pick David DeCastro was ... Read More
Steelers are the true “America’s Team”
When the Cowboys first came into existence, and then became relevant they were titled “America’s Team.” They received that title because of being on TV so much, and they had such a following all over the country. But now a days you ask the question of who America’s team is, you might get a different answer. A lot of people now believe that America’s new team is the one and only Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers have been a popular team since the 70’s when they won most of their Super Bowls. ... Read More
Steelers re-sign Dwyer, McLendon, Redman, & Sanders
The Pittsburgh Steelers put tenders on four of their six restricted free agents. Those four players should receive plenty of playing time in 2013 and the other two non-tendered players could be back for the 2013 season depending on how things play out in free agency and the draft. All four tenders that the Steelers placed on players are the lowest possible tenders and will give those players a salary of $1.3 million for the 2013 season. Each player can also negotiate with other teams or the ... Read More
James Harrison Cut for Cap Space
The Pittsburgh Steelers have informed outside linebacker James Harrison of his release. According to John Clayton of ESPN releasing Harrison will save the Steelers $5.15 million against the cap in 2013 and has put them at $6.6 million under the cap currently. According to Aditi Kinkhabwala of the NFL Network the Steelers and Harrison worked hard to come to an agreement, but it just didn’t work out. The Steelers wanted to put too much money into incentive bonuses and Harrison believed that he ... Read More