April 16th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in The Steelers today officially announced that QB Charlie Batch has been re-signed and is back with the team, but while they did that, they made somewhat of a surprise move, releasing running back Gary Russell. The bruiser also known as “The Muscle” scored a TD in the Super Bowl win over the Cardinals, and was [...]
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Slaying the Giant; Steelers Stomp Pats 33-10 to Move to 9-3
When the Steelers 2008 schedule came out, looking at the last five games was like looking at trying to walk over broken glass. You just knew it wasn’t going to be easy. Well, game one of the final five is in the books, and not a lot of people thought the Steelers would pull off [...]
As Sunday Night Showed – The Skies the Limit for This Team
Is there any doubt on how far the Steelers can go if they play like they did Sunday night against the Jaguars? While they still had to rally against the Jags, they were in what seemed like control all night, and seemed to be able to do whatever they wanted on offense, and stopped the [...]
Parker Says He Could Have Played vs Jags
It looks now like the Steelers want to play the “better safe than sorry” card when it comes to Willie Parker. The back, who will miss the game vs the Jags was quoted as saying that he could have played vs Jacksonville despite his sprained knee. “I know I could play this week,” Parker said. [...]
Russell Officially Added; Mason Released, Two Added
The black and gold have now officially signed running back Gary Russell from their practice squad to the 53-man roster. In doing that, along with signing Najeh Davenport, they also announced the release of safety Grant Mason from their practice squad and added two to that unit, re-signing guard Doug Legursky and defensive end Jordan [...]
Steelers Bring Back Davenport; Place Mendenhall and Simmons on IR
As far as the MASH unit that is becoming the Steelers backfield, there is help on the way. After losing rookie Rashard Mendenhall to a fractured shoulder on Monday night, the team today brought back former back Najeh Davenport. The team also will sign another back, and all indications are that will be Gary Russell, [...]
Steelers Add LB Bailey to Roster; Dump RB Russell
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 undrafted [...]
Kreider’s Roster Spot Far From a Sure Thing
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, [...]
