Posts Tagged ‘Joe Burnett’

53-man roster set after 11 more shown the door

The Steelers official site has given us all we need to know in terms of what players were shown the door today: The Steelers finalized their regular season roster today when they released 11 players to reach the NFL’s 53-man limit. The following players were released by the Steelers: LB Patrick Bailey, CB Joe Burnett, [...]

D.C. Downpour of Rain and Mistakes Doom Steelers in 17-13 Setback

Games played in downpour’s usually are not things of beauty, and that case could not be more made than Saturday night in Washington as the Steelers fell for the first time in the preseason, losing to the Redskins in an ugly outing 17-13. This is one that most of the team won’t want to see [...]

5th Round Nets More Help in the Secondary, Running Game

The Steelers had two picks in the 5th round on Sunday, the first of which was the 32nd pick of the round. It was with that pick they took 5-9, Central Florida CB Joe Burnett. Here’s the word on Burnett from NFL.com: Burnett made headlines since starting as a freshman because of his skills as [...]

Steelers Talk to Two More Prospects – OL Loadholt and CB Burnett

A couple more college prospects are meeting with the Steelers as the countdown to the NFL Draft continues. The team met Wednesday with on the South Side with offensive tackle Phil Loadholt and cornerback/return specialist Joe Burnett. Loadholt is a load to say the least, he’s 6-foot-8, 337 pounds. He was the starter at left [...]