Posts Tagged ‘dan rooney’

What’s the Real Turth About Arians? Rooney Doesn’t Seem to Want to Say

Seems like there’s been more controversy about OC Bruce Arians not coming back with the Steelers, you really don’t know who to believe anymore. The Steelers (more so Art Rooney II) clearly at this point appears to have taken it upon himself to make the decision to get rid of Arians, but doesn’t seem ready [...]

Owners Vote in Favor of Ending Lockout; Players Approval Next

NFL clubs approved today the terms of a comprehensive settlement of litigation and a new 10-year collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Players Association. The vote was taken at a league meeting in Atlanta where the clubs were briefed on the terms of the agreement and the rules for the transition into the new League [...]

Rooney to Spend Another Year in Ireland

Pro Football Talk reports via the Post-Gazette that Dan Rooney won’t be coming home anytime soon, as he will spend another year in Ireland. Don’t expect Dan Rooney to swoop in and save the current labor mess in the NFL anytime soon. Rooney told Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he will he will [...]

Rooney Sticks Up for Goodell Over King Misquote

Seems like there’s plenty of excitement about a quote that was never supposed to have been printed. Or a quote that was misquoted? If you didn’t hear, Peter King of Sports Illustrated in his Monday Morning QB article put a quote that during his investigation into the charges of sexual assault made against QB Ben [...]

Hey NY Idiots – Get a Clue on Who Dan Rooney Is!

Are you kidding me!? That’s about the only thing I could say when I read this story below in the NY Post today about Steelers owner Dan Rooney, who wasn’t allowed to go in the press box at the new Meadowlands Stadium on Saturday night because the idiots who were security didn’t know who he [...]

The Sale of the Steelers is Sealed to Dan Rooney and His Son

While Ben Roethlisberger has been dominating the headlines as far as Steelers news the last two days, today there is some other news, and it has to do with the Rooney’s and the ownership of the team. Here’s what the Post Gazette reports: Four Rooney brothers signed papers on Monday to sell all or part [...]

The Rooney’s Could Add Three New Partners to the Steelers Ownership Club

The Post-Gazette reports today that while the Steelers already have three partners, they could have a couple of more by Monday. The paper says that as many as three more partners could come aboard, as Art Rooney II, the team’s president, said the new investors in the Steelers could be approved at the league meetings [...]

Obama Selects Rooney as Irish Ambassador

From: AP President Barack Obama on Tuesday selected Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney to be U.S. ambassador to Ireland, turning to a lifelong Republican who provided the Democrat critical campaign support during the White House race. The 76-year-old Rooney endorsed Obama over Hillary Rodham Clinton during Pennsylvania’s contentious Democratic primary; Clinton won the contest last [...]