Archive for May, 2010

Woodley says he won’t skip out on camp over contract

It sounds like despite the recent reports that it’s going to be next to impossible for the Steelers to get something done easily with LB LaMarr Woodely, the linebacker says that he won’t be using that as an excuse to skip out on any workouts or practices once training camp starts: Pro Bowl linebacker LaMarr [...]

The Steelers of the 1970′s – the Hall of Famers

Leftwich getting the bulk of the reps at OTA’s

Byron Leftwich has been getting the bulk of the first-team reps at Pittsburgh’s OTAs so far, according to NFL.com. Leftwich will have every opportunity to claim the Steelers’ starting job for as long as Ben Roethlisberger remains suspended. It sounds like Leftwich would really have to struggle for Dennis Dixon to get a shot at [...]

The Steel Curtain Will Part for the Highest Bidder and Help Support Charity!

The folks at CharityBuzz sent over the following about being a part of a suite at Heinz Field and the proceeds go to charity: Includes: Watch a Steelers home game from the Owner’s Suite as a guest of Thomas Tull. Enjoy pre-game field access and personal introduction to the players. Have an Iron City beer [...]

Steelers QB’s rank #7 in the NFL according to Cole

Yesterday we talked about Peter King putting the Steelers at 12 on their power rankings, and today it’s Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports! turn, but this time it’s QB rankings. Cole has the team ranked at #7 after the off the field issues with Ben Roethlisberger. 7. Pittsburgh Steelers: OK, let’s get this out of [...]

No Ben as more practices for the Steelers get underway

Despite getting some counseling out of the way, the NFL has yet to clear Ben Roethlisberger to practice with his team. This isn’t much of a surprise, and I am not all that sure how much this is hurting the team, as it’s good that guys like Dennis Dixon and Byron Leftwich get time to [...]

Around the North: An interview with Bengals Gab Editor Eric McMackin

Here at Sports Gab Network, we have a real good staff of writers, and a couple good ones right here in the AFC North. So for the next couple days, we’ll catch up with some of our North bloggers, and today we chat with BengalsGab editor Eric McMackin, as he answers some questions about the [...]

King: Steelers make the playoffs after a month without Roethlisberger

For those of you that don’t regularly read Peter King’s ‘Monday Morning QB’ column on SI.com, your missing out. King remains to me about the strongest writer in the NFL, and every week this column never lets me down when it comes to the pulse of the league. Today he did his power rankings, which [...]