Archive for June, 2011

Colon’s Agent Not Expecting to Hear From the Steelers About Him Coming Back

Willie Colon will be one of the Steelers’ 14 unrestricted free agents once the NFL lockout is over but Colon’s agent doesn’t expect to hear from the Steelers after it is over. “They haven’t called about Willie in three years,” agent Joe Linta told Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “I’m not expecting them to [...]

Training Camp Still Planned for Latrobe

The Steelers still plan on having training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe according to Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Other NFL teams have canceled their off-site training camps because of the uncertainty created by the lockout. Saint Vincent spokesman Don Orlando said Monday that the college is “optimistic” that the Steelers will [...]

Agent for Roethlisberger Says Foot Fine; No News About Any Surgery

The Post-Gazette has a comment from Ryan Tollner, the agent for Big Ben, who claims that there’s no news about the QB’s foot, which reportedly might need surgery. Tollner goes so far as to say that the foot is fine and that the QB is “feeling great.” Ryan Tollner, the agent for Steelers quarterback Ben [...]

McFadden on Waiting Around, Coming Back, and the Flag Issue

Just like for any other veteran, this offseason has not exactly been like any other in recent history. Most vets have had to work out on their own to keep in shape, any many have attended some type of team workout when they have been held. For Steelers CB Bryant McFadden, he’s been down in [...]

Ranking the Steelers: 29-25

Today it’s our fifth installment of ranking the current Steelers 1 through 50. If you want to check out numbers 34 through 30, check it out HERE. Today we give you 29 through 25. 29. Antwaan Randle El Wide Receiver Brought back over after he was dumped by the Redskins, this former Steelers 2nd round [...]

Could Either Gay or Taylor be Arizona Bound?

When looking at free agency (whenever it starts), a big sticking point seems to be what connections players have to possible teams. A couple Steelers free agents that could be headed out west could be two key cornerbacks – Ike Taylor and William Gay. As the folks at SteelerDepot.com point out, there’s a pair of [...]

Roethlisberger’s Foot Almost Healed, but Still May Need Surgery

The extended rest during the lockout has allowed Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s broken right foot from last season to “almost fully heal”, but surgery on the appendage may be necessary in the future, reports Scott Brown of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “I could have had surgery, but according to the doctors it would have been a [...]

Ranking the Steelers: 34-30

Today it’s our fourth installment of ranking the current Steelers 1 through 50. If you want to check out numbers 35 through 39, check it out HERE. Today we give you 34 through 30. 34. Byron Leftwich Quarterback Last season Leftwich was supposed to be the teams starter when Ben Roethlisberger was suspended for the [...]