There hasn’t been much chatter as of late about veteran corner Deshea Townsend, who was expected to be able to test the free agent market before the Steelers made any thought of an offer to him. Well, it’s two days before the draft, and Townsend is still available, but as the Post-Gazette points out [...]
Cornerback Deshea Townsend of the Pittsburgh Steelers is the GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Week for games played on Dec. 4-8.
Townsend was selected from among five finalists by voters on NFL.com/gmc. The other finalists were linebacker Gerald Hayes of the Arizona Cardinals, safety Danieal Manning of the Chicago Bears, linebacker Shaun Phillips of the [...]
The Steelers made an interesting roster move today, as they dumped second-year running back Gary Russell and added rookie LB Patrick Bailey. Russell was expected to have a bit of a bigger role in the teams rotation this year after having 21 yards on 7 carries last season in three games. He was an [...]
Looks as if the Steelers will head to play the Brownies without cornerback Deshea Townsend. The CB missed his third straight day of practice today with a bruised heel. Bryant McFadden will get the start for Townsend, and will have the task of going up against Browns WR Syndric Steptoe, who from all [...]
Nine players, including five likely starters watched another day of training camp from the sidelines at Saint Vincent College due to injuries. Linebacker James Harrison, cornerback Deshea Townsend, linebacker Anthony Trucks, linebacker Mike Humpal defensive end Brett Keisel, wide receiver Limas Sweed, guard Kendall Simmons, tackle Marvel Smith, tight end Dezmond Sherrod were all off [...]
Kevin, stop what your doing right now and give Drew Rosenhaus, unless of course your already on the phone with Drew. Bryant McFadden is a decent player and Deshea Townsend is terrific, but aging. Lets trade a 2nd rounder to Philly for Lito Sheppard! Ike on one side and Lito on the other with B [...]
Look for a little more from the first string on Saturday night when the Steelers take the field in their third preseason game in Washington vs the Redskins. Mike Tomlin said on Thursday that the first teams will play longer and that it’s his intention to play them longer than either of the first two [...]
