Some Friday Steeler tidbits from John Harris of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
• Asked about former Steelers coach Bill Cowher’s preseason prediction that Cincinnati would win the AFC North, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said with a straight face, “He’s a mastermind. Obviously, he knew something we didn’t know.”
• Defensive end Travis Kirschke missed another day of practice, clouding [...]
The Steelers have brought back running back Carey Davis, signing him on Tuesday to a one-year deal. The deal came down after the team put rookie fullback Frank Summers on IR with a back injury. Davis knows the Steelers system, as he spent the past three seasons in Pittsburgh and has appeared in [...]
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Posted by Matt Loede on September 4th, 2009 in News, Roster Moves
The Steelers have already gotten their roster down to the league mandated 53 players, but as of now, they are not saying which players did or did not make the final roster. Coach Mike Tomlin said he didn’t want other teams to know who the Steelers released, this despite a couple of names being [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on February 26th, 2009 in News, Roster Moves
Free agency is just hours away, and the team has issued tenders to FB Carey Davis and G Jeremy Parquet. Both players received the exclusive rights players contract tenders.
The team also made somewhat of a surprise move, as they released starting guard Kendall Simmons, which makes him an unrestricted free agent.
Last season [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on January 27th, 2009 in Features, Super Bowl XLIII
No one could have possibly known two years ago in what the Steelers really had in head coach Mike Tomlin. By now, they sure are glad they made the decision they did. It would have been easy for Dan Rooney and the team to have gone with now Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt or [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on August 29th, 2008 in Game Stories
For the second game in a row kicker Jeff Reed drilled a 43 yard field goal on the last play of the game and was the largest offensive force as the Steelers closed out the pre-season with a 19-16 win over the Carolina Panthers at Heinz Field. Reed was 4 of 5 on the night [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on August 21st, 2007 in Opinions
While Dan Kreider is a player that seems to be what Pittsburgh is all about, there seems to be enough momentum right now pointing to the fact that Kreider’s Steeler career might be coming to an end. With a new look offense, Kreider’s role as the teams top fullback might not be all that needed, [...]
