April 25th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in The Steelers couldn’t take Alex Mack (Cleveland), and they didn’t go corner. Instead, they took the shot at #32 to address the defensive line as they selected Evander “Ziggy” Hood from Missouri. Hood is 6-2, and goes about 300 pounds. The Steelers wanted to address the O-line and secondary, and the D-line was another area [...]
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Steelers Ink Ward Through 2013
ESPNews reports the Pittsburgh Steelers have signed WR Hines Ward to a four-year, $22 million contract extension. Earlier this week Ward stated he wanted to retire as a Steeler. Ward said. “I want to be a Steeler . . . I don’t want to put on another uniform. I’m late in the game now to [...]
Steelers Ink Free Agent CB Keiwan Ratliff
One day before the draft, the Steelers have made a free agent signing. The team has come to terms with 27-year-old Keiwan Ratliff on a one-year deal. He’s the first unrestricted free agent to sign with the Steelers this offseason. All the focus up to this point was on the team signing their own players. [...]
Taylor Restructures Deal to Help Out Club
The Steelers have had another starter step up and redo his deal so the team could get some space under the cap to be able to do business with rookies and maybe some other vets for the rest of the 09 season. Ike Taylor is the player that has stepped up for the Steelers, as [...]
Holmes and Timmons Make it to Practice; Parker and Foote Miss
A couple of Steelers that missed the first practice of the season on Monday were on the playing field Tuesday. The biggest of which was Santonio Holmes, who missed the first day of practice because of travel. He didn’t do all that much, but at least was there. Same goes for Lawrence Timmons, who was [...]
Could Foote Still End Up Being a Cap Cut?
Ed Bouchette did his final draft chat today as the draft continues to close in for all 32 NFL teams. One interesting thing that came out of the chat was a quote from Ed about the future of linebacker Larry Foote. The question came up about the salary cap and who may have to take [...]
Bills Parrish to the Steelers? Be Careful What you Believe
There has been a lot of talk over the last 24 hours in Steeler Country about a report on Examiner that says the Steelers are in the mix for Bills WR Roscoe Parrish, who is on the trading block by the club for some unknown reason. First off, I’m not buying the report. While the [...]
With the Draft Six Days Away – Who Do you Want?
There are lots of great players that will be coming out in Saturday’s NFL Draft, and the Steelers sit at #32 after a Super Bowl Championship. There appears to be a number of players that will be around, and here are a few that the team could find themselves choosing from come Saturday: Alex Mack [...]
