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Agent for McFarland Thinks Steelers Should Sign Him

The Steelers have been though this before, but it appears that the agent for Anthony McFarland is again trying to get his client in a black and gold uni.  Karl Bernard is suggesting that the Steelers sign the big D-linemen, this after he already was set to come to the Steelers in late March before […]

Posted by Matt Loede on May 12 2008

Steeler Great To Lead Scholarship Program

Steeler Hall of Famer Franco Harris has been named the chairman of the Pittsburgh Promise.  The Promise is a joint venture between the city of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh School District.  The 250-million dollar fund will provide college scholarships to most students who graduate from city schools.  The program is one of the first of […]

Posted by Matt Loede on May 08 2008

#1 Draft Pick Mendenhall Robbed at Gunpoint in Chicago

New Steelers running back Rasheed Mendenhall, who was the teams top draft pick two weeks ago, was robbed at gunpoint in Chicago early Monday morning according to the Chicago Sun-Times.  Mendenhall, who was not injured, was walking along the South Side lakefront around 2am when two people robbed him of his phone, cash and wallet.  […]

Posted by Matt Loede on May 05 2008

Steelers Wrap Up Mini-Camp

The Steelers wrapped up their mini-camp at their Southside facility on Sunday with a promising rookie and two veterans on the sidelines.  First round draft choice Rashard Mendenhall suffered a groin pull on Friday and was ruled out of the weekend’s on field activities.  Both safety Troy Polamalu and wide receiver Hines Ward sat out […]

Posted by Matt Loede on May 05 2008

ESPN’s Hashmarks Chimes in from Steelers MiniCamp

ESPN columnist James Walker is at Steelers minicamp and shared his thoughts today on Hashmarks
Hashmarks is live this weekend at Steelers minicamp. Here are some observations from Day 1:
-Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger asked for bigger targets during the off-season and the team is trying to accommodate him. Outside of the starters, most of Pittsburgh’s receiver group […]

Posted by Matt Loede on May 02 2008

Big Ben Likes What the Steelers Did in the Draft

It looks as if the Steelers Draft over the weekend gets the seal of approval from franchise QB Ben Roethlisberger.  In today’s Tribune-Review, Big Ben spoke out about what the Steelers did over the weekend that he liked.  “I like the draft. We did a good job all around,” he said.  What had to please […]

Posted by Matt Loede on May 01 2008