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Archive for July, 2008

Please Kevin Colbert, Please…….

Kevin, stop what your doing right now and give Drew Rosenhaus, unless of course your already on the phone with Drew. Bryant McFadden is a decent player and Deshea Townsend is terrific, but aging. Lets trade a 2nd rounder to Philly for Lito Sheppard! Ike on one side and Lito on the other with B [...]

Posted by Chad Cribbins on Jul 17 2008

What’s With All the Doom and Gloom?

You know, the Steelers have had an incredible team for 40 years, and an incredible organization for 75+. So what is with all the doom and gloom people? Why is everyone hating on the Steelers, including, their own fans!
I read today on Profootballtalk.com that Bill Cowher may have left because of the turmoil between the [...]

Posted by Chad Cribbins on Jul 16 2008

Steelers Sign Two Sixth-Round Picks, Mundy and Humpal

The Post-Gazette is reporting today that the Steelers have signed two sixth-round draft picks to three-year deals, safety Ryan Mundy and linebacker Mike Humpal.  The two signings means the team has five of their seven picks signed, with just their first and second round picks still waiting on deals.  First round pick Rashard Mendenhall and [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 12 2008

Looks Like Steelers Reorganization to Take Some Time

From Johns Clayton’s ESPN blog earlier today: It’s going to be extremely hard for the Steelers’ ownership reorganization to be wrapped up in a month even though there is a good chance Pittsburgh billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller will buy into the franchise. Druckenmiller is the lone outside bidder so he holds the cards. Still, the problem [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 10 2008

Former Steelers WR Burress Talks About Kordell Stewart Gay Rumors

Former Steelers WR Plaxico Burress spoke out to Tim Benz of 105.9 The X about former QB Kordell Stewart and the age old question - was the QB gay?  Buress said that the talk DID have an effect on Stewart, but that he doesn’t know if the QB is gay or not.  He also talks [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 09 2008

Multi-Billionaire Reportedly to Buy Into Steelers

Published reports indicate that the Rooney family ownership of the Steelers could be in jeopardy.  Reports indicate that as many as four of Dan Rooney’s brothers are interested in divesting their 16 percent stakes in the storied NFL franchise in order to bring the club into line with ownership regulations of the NFL and to [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 09 2008

2008 Steelers Tickets Available Now at Coast to Coast Tickets!

Steelers tickets are always hard to come by, but one source for great Steelers home game tickets is Coast to Coast tickets. They have all Steelers football games for sale, as well as playoff tickets come January, and a complete Pittsburgh sports guide to give you all the info on the sporting events around town, [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 08 2008

Fifth-Round Pick Dixon Inked to Three-Year Deal

The Steelers continue to sign their draft picks, as they followed the two signings Monday with today inking fifth round pick QB Dennis Dixon of Oregon.  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting it’s a three-year deal with a signing bonus of $130,000.  It is known what type, if any, impact Dixon could have with the team [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 08 2008

Steelers Ink Third-Round Draft Choice LB Bruce Davis

The Steelers have signed their third-round draft pick, linebacker Bruce Davis to a three-year deal.  ProFootballTalk.com is reporting that Davis will receive a signing bonus of roughly $500,000 on a three-year deal, with base salaries of $285,000, $385,000, and $470,000 in 2008, 2009, and 2010, respectively.  Here is a quick profile on Davis from NFLDraftScout.com:
2007: [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 07 2008

A Change at the Top Coming for the Steelers

The Steelers, one of the most stable organizations in the NFL, will be shaking up some things at the top.  The team announced that chairman Dan Rooney and his son, team President Art Rooney II, want to purchase Dan Rooney’s brothers shares in the team.  The reason behind the move is that some of Rooney’s [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 07 2008