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With the team placing backup QB Charlie Batch on injured reserve, his career with the Steelers very well may be over.  Despite being a great leader in the locker room, Batch’s contract expires at the end of the 2008 season, and with the OK to solid play of backups Byron Leftwich and rookie Dennis Dixon, [...]

The Steelers made their necessary roster cuts today to get to 53.  Here are the players gone: LB Patrick Bailey, P Paul Ernster, FB Billy Latsko, OG Doug Legursky, OG Matt Lentz, CB Roy Lewis, S Grant Mason, DE Ryan McBean, OT Jeremy Parquet, DT Scott Paxson, DE Jordan Reffett, WR Micah Rucker, TE Dezmond [...]

Now that the preseason is in the books, it’s time to start day dreaming as to how the Steelers 2008 season will play out.  Here is a look at the season, which is the toughest in the league by most standards, and how the Steelers will fare:
9/7 vs Houston – The Steelers usually start well, [...]

The Steelers were able to escape the final preseason game rather healthy, but did suffer the loss of one player for the season, as reserve linebacker Arnold Harrison will miss the season after he tore his ACL in his left knee and will need surgery.  Rookie Donovan Woods who had a sack in the contest [...]

For the second game in a row kicker Jeff Reed drilled a 43 yard field goal on the last play of the game and was the largest offensive force as the Steelers closed out the pre-season with a 19-16 win over the Carolina Panthers at Heinz Field. Reed was 4 of 5 on the night [...]

The 4th preseason game is usually a snore-fest, and tonight vs the Panthers should be no exception, as both teams simply want to get out of Heinz Field without any major injuries. There is one thing to look for from the Steelers standpoint, and that is the 4th WR spot. The battle remains [...]

Look for backup QB Byron Leftwich to get most of the snaps Thursday night when the Steelers play their final preseason game vs the Panthers at home.  The team needs to continue to check out Leftwich, mostly since they still don’t know how much longer former back Charlie Batch will be out with his broken [...]

The five Rooney brothers sat down with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday in his New York office to talk about the future of the ownership of the Steelers. The two and a half hour meeting was the second the two sides have had this summer while the brothers try and sort out a [...]

In getting ready for Tuesday’s roster cutdown, the Steelers made some moves today to get ready.  The team put punter Daniel Sepulveda on the Reserve/Injured List, and also Additionally, the Steelers released quarterback Mike Potts, wide receiver Jeremy Bloom and defensive lineman Martavius Prince.  The team has 77 players on their roster due to the [...]

The Steelers are hoping that further tests on the injured knee of linebacker Larry Foote. Foote left Saturday night’s exhibition game with the Minnesota Vikings with the injury that Coach Mike Tomlin categorized as fairly minor. The Steelers scraped out a 12-10 victory over the Vikings on a 47-yard field goal with four [...]