Archive for February, 2009

Tackle Starks Tagged as the Steelers Franchise Player

The Steelers today made sure that they would for all intensive purposes not lose tackle Max Starks, as they placed the franchise tag on him. The tackle had the transition tag on him last season, and had an interesting year in which he started the year on the bench, only to end it on the [...]

Could McFadden Leave the Steelers to Land in Miami?

Bryant McFadden could find a great payday come next Friday via free agency if the Steelers don’t get him locked up by then. The Steelers Thursday put the franchise tag on Max Starks, meaning he’ll be back in 2009, but it also means that McFadden could be free to go. Thursday the South Florida Sun-Sentinel [...]

SteelersGab Number 1 on Our List of the Biggest Steelers Rivals of All-Time

They’re the teams that Steelers fans have grown to hate over the years. When you see these teams on the schedule, your blood starts to boil just a little bit more, and you start counting the days till those games. Why of course it’s the rivals of the Steelers that we’re talking about, and here [...]

Breaking Down the 2009 Unrestricted Free Agents and Their Chances of Coming Back

It’s free agency time, and with it the Steelers have a number of free agents, but none of which will stop them from being one of the favorites in the 2009 season to go back and win yet another Super Bowl. Today we’ll take a look at the teams unrestricted free agents, and what type [...]

SteelersGab Number 2 on Our List of the Biggest Steelers Rivals of All-Time

They’re the teams that Steelers fans have grown to hate over the years. When you see these teams on the schedule, your blood starts to boil just a little bit more, and you start counting the days till those games. Why of course it’s the rivals of the Steelers that we’re talking about, and here [...]

Holmes’ Game-Winning TD Gloves Sell for $72,000

$70,200. That’s the total that Super Bowl XLIII MVP Santonio Holmes’ gloves went for in an auction for charity. The gloves that sold were the ones that he used to catch the game-winning pass with :35 left in the teams 27-23 win. The bidding doubled in the final hour of the auction, which ended Sunday. [...]

SteelersGab Number 3 on Our List of the Biggest Steelers Rivals of All-Time

They’re the teams that Steelers fans have grown to hate over the years. When you see these teams on the schedule, your blood starts to boil just a little bit more, and you start counting the days till those games. Why of course it’s the rivals of the Steelers that we’re talking about, and here [...]

Harrison’s Agent and the Steelers to Talk

Today’s Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that the Steelers and the agent for NFL Defensive MVP – James Harrison, are about set to sit down and talk about a new deal. Here is the report from today’s paper: The agent for Steelers linebacker James Harrison said Monday that it’s likely he will meet face-to-face with the Steelers [...]