Archive for April, 2009
April 18th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
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Steelers Quick Capsules for NFL Draft
From: Yahoo Sports! LAST SEASON: Won Super Bowl—their sixth, a record. THEY NEED: WR, CB, LB, DL depth, maybe an extra OL. THEY DON’T NEED: QB, RB. POSSIBLE FIRST PICK: CB Darius Butler, Mack, Harvin, Nicks. OUTLOOK: Steelers traditionally use the draft as wisely as any team—and they’ve won Super Bowl twice in four seasons [...]
Steelers Officially Bring Back Batch; Release RB Gary Russell
The Steelers today officially announced that QB Charlie Batch has been re-signed and is back with the team, but while they did that, they made somewhat of a surprise move, releasing running back Gary Russell. The bruiser also known as “The Muscle” scored a TD in the Super Bowl win over the Cardinals, and was [...]
Tags: QB Batch to Return as the Backup for Big Ben
On Sunday the Steelers lost out on Byron Leftwich as the backup last season signed with the Tampa Bay Bucs. Now the team has quickly made amends for that, as on Tuesday the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the Super Bowl champs agreed to terms with backup Charlie Batch on a one-year, $895,000 contract. Batch would [...]
Three Key Moments of the 09 Schedule From NFL.com
The defending Super Bowl champions and the Tennessee Titans will kick off the 2009 NFL season in primetime. The Titans won their first 10 games of the 2008 season and finished with the best record in the NFL (13-3). They defeated the Steelers 31-14 in Week 16, but the Steelers didn’t lose another game after [...]
The 09 Schedule is Out! Three of the Last Five at Home
1 Thu, Sept. 10 vs. Tennessee Titans NBC 8:30 p.m. 2 Sun, Sept. 20 at Chicago Bears CBS 4:15 p.m. 3 Sun, Sept. 27 at Cincinnati Bengals CBS 1 p.m. 4 Sun, Oct. 4 vs. San Diego Chargers NBC 8:20 p.m. 5 Sun, Oct. 11 at Detroit Lions CBS 1 p.m. 6 Sun, Oct. 18 [...]
Steelers Schedule to be Released Tonight
The 2009 Steelers schedule will be released tonight in a primetime special on NFL Network in which they will break down the schedules of all the teams in the league. Usually there are plenty of leaks where team schedules get released early, so as soon as we have it, we’ll get it up here on [...]
LB Harrison Inked to 6-Year, $51.75 Deal
The signing that a lot of Steelers fans were concerned about need not be a concern any longer, as NFL Defensive Player of the Year James Harrison is signed, sealed and delivered. The outside linebacker today agreed on a deal that will pay him a reported $51.75 million over six seasons. The contract makes him [...]
