June 15th, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in The NFL and NFL Players Associated have released the following joint statement regarding the two days of labor talks in Maryland which wrapped up today. “Discussions between NFL owners and players under the auspices of Chief Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan took place again this week and will continue. At the request of Judge Boylan, both [...]
Archive for June, 2011
Burt Lauten Named the New Steelers Communications Coordinator
The Post-Gazette reports that the Steelers have hired a new guy to take control of the teams PR Department. The Steelers have named Burt Lauten communications coordinator. Lauten takes over that position from Dave Lockett, who left the team in March. Lauten, who has been with the team since 2005, had served as the team’s [...]
Ward Back to Crown Royal for Dancing with the Stars
The good folks at Crown Royal sent us the following about Hines Ward sending some Crown to the judges of “Dancing with the Stars” which he won a few weeks back. Whether he’s catching passes for the AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers or rocking the samba as this year’s Dancing with the Stars victor, Hines Ward [...]
Woodley Slams Flacco – Says He’ll Never Win a Super Bowl
Ravens Gab editor Matt Jergensen caught my eye today with this piece about LaMarr Woodley talking smack about Joe Flacco and how he is “never” going to win a Super Bowl. Even Ravens Gab knows the Steelers own the Ravens in big games. The lockout may still be on but that doesn’t mean that Lamarr [...]
Tags: Ranking the Steelers: 44-40
The other day we started posting the rankings of the top 50 Steelers. Click HERE to see numbers 50 to 45. Today we continue with the next five players, that being numbers 44 to 40. 44. Dennis Dixon Quarterback Last season Dixon fell into the starting QB role after Byron Leftwich was hurt in the [...]
ESPN to Have New Logo for Monday Night Football
ESPN will sport a new logo for Monday Night Football this fall. “Every year we go back and analyze the entire show in the offseason to raise the bar and make our presentation even better,” said senior vice president and executive producer Jed Drake. “The logo has been a point of focus this spring, developing [...]
Ranking the Steelers: 50-45
Taking an idea from my pal Jeremy Fuchs over at Giants Gab, I decided to take the top 50 Steelers currently on the roster and over the course of the next couple of days break them down, and give a little summary on each player. Today we will start with numbers 50 through 41, and [...]
Steelers Won’t Pursue Unrestricted Free-Agent CB Asomugha
I know that many feel the Steelers should go outside the box and made a big splash once free agency starts and get Raiders all-world CB Nnamdi Asomugha. Well, Ed Bouchette of the Post-Gazette says “forget it,” confirming that there’s no way the team is going to spend the money for the CB. Asomugha is [...]
