February 8th, 2012 
Matt Loede 
Posted in The Steelers got to work on the salary cap on Tuesday, as they cleared $6.56 million of salary cap space by renegotiating the contract of linebacker LaMarr Woodley. Franchised by the Steelers prior to last year’s lockout, Woodley signed a five-year extension worth $52.5 million on August. Woodley received a $13 million signing bonus, $4 [...]
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LB Timmons Gets Five-Year Deal Worth $50 Million
The Steelers have signed another key part of their defense, as the team has inked inside linebacker Lawrence Timmons to a five-year, $50 million contract extension. The deal comes with $18 million in bonuses. A 2007 first-round pick (15th overall) out of Florida State, Timmons has started 30 of his 62 career games, totaling 291 [...]
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 [...]
Timmons named the AFC defensive player of the week
Congrats to Steelers inside linebacker Lawrence Timmons, who today was named the AFC defensive player of the week. Against Cleveland he had 11 tackles (nine solo), two sacks and an interception. Timmons leads the Steelers and is fourth in the NFL with 59 tackles.
Timmons: “I’ve Been Working Out Like a Dog”
Steelers LB Lawrence Timmons writes in his blog that he has been working out twice a day and as a result is in serious shape. “I did a lot of great things in the off-season. It hasn’t all been fun, though. I’ve been working out hard. I’m up to 248 pounds right now, no fat. [...]
Current Steelers on Twitter
For those of you that ‘Tweet’, here are some current Steelers that are active on Twitter (BTW, I am on there as MattNFLGG) http://twitter.com/HWmvp86 – Hines Ward http://twitter.com/Joe_Burnett – Joe Burnett (you have to send him a request) http://twitter.com/lawrencetimmons – Lawrence Timmons http://twitter.com/BigPlay850 – William Gay
Timmons Appears Out for Opener vs Titans
It appears that the news around Steelers linebacker Lawrence Timmons is not good, as he did not practice again today because of a high ankle sprain and is not expected to play in the NFL season opener against Tennessee. Timmons did not take part in any pre-game practices, and Steelers players who do not practice [...]
