Posts Tagged ‘dick lebeau’

Defensive Coordinator Dick LeBeau Will Return in 2012

Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau will return for the 2012 season, Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Since returning to the Steelers in 2004, the 73-year-old LeBeau has signed a series of one-year contracts. LeBeau worked for the Steelers from 1992-96 before spending six seasons with the Bengals and a season with the Buffalo [...]

Steelers Putting Future Contract Extensions on Hold For Now

The Post-Gazette reports that for now, the Steelers are putting contract extensions on hold. The Steelers want to “let the dust settle a little” and consider possible free-agent signings before they even think about doing contract extensions for Pro Bowl safety Troy Polamalu or inside linebacker Lawrence Timmons, the Post-Gazette has learned. The team did [...]

LeBeau To Stay With the Steelers; To Ink a One-Year Deal

For those that worried that Dick LeBeau was going to leave the Steelers after the loss in Super Bowl XLV, the news today should put those fretting at ease. LeBeau is going to stay with the Steelers, as the Post-Gazette reports that he will ink a one-year deal sometime in the next few days to [...]

LeBeau to be with the Steelers Next Year if Still Coaching

All the rumor mongers that have been trying to talk Dick LeBeau out of Pittsburgh won’t like what the defensive coordinator had to say about his future. There’s been a lot of talk about LeBeau leaving the Steelers after the season to coach elsewhere, (the popular rumor has been Arizona), since his contract with the [...]

Yahoo Sports’ 32 reasons to give thanks in the NFL

Baltimore Ravens – They set the standard for defensive play in this era of football. However, as the Ray Lewis Era starts to come to a close, give thanks for the presence of wide receiver Anquan Boldin, a man who plays with an esprit de corps that should lead an offensive renaissance in Charm City. [...]

LeBeau Gives High Praise to the Steelers Organization Showing Up in Canton for Him

Peter King in his Monday Morning QB talked about Dick LeBeau going into the HOF on Saturday, and a quote from the Steelers D-coordinator was a ‘Quote of the Week’ in his column: “They’re here tonight, and I’ve got to tell you, that’s about the highest compliment I’ve ever been paid in my life.” – [...]

Always a Steeler at Heart

Tonight Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau was placed in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and while all the current Steelers went to Canton for the honor, a former Steeler made his way and even sported a “Terrible Towel” on his shoulder for the event reports NFL Networks Jason LaCanfora: Joey Porter came in from [...]

No Movement for Contract Talks for Both Hampton and Clark

Two big name starters are entering the final year of their deals for the Steelers – NT Casey Hampton and Safety Ryan Clark. Both are favorites of Dick LeBeau, but so far there’s been nothing to report about a new deal for either of them. “I don’t really worry about that kind of stuff, I [...]