The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without some key players this Sunday as safety Troy Polamalu and guard Chris Kemoeatu have been ruled out of Sunday’s gamje agaisnt the Baltimore Ravens. In addition, cornerback Keenan Lewis has also been ruled out of the Sunday contest.
Meanwhile, linebacker James Harrison has been listed for questionable for the game. [...]
Obviously the final call belongs to Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, but if the loss of wide receiver Limas Sweed along with the recent acquisition of Joey Galloway is any indication, it is possible that the former New England Patriots WR could see some action this Sunday when the Steelers play the Baltimore Ravens.
However, [...]
Some Friday Steeler tidbits from John Harris of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
• Asked about former Steelers coach Bill Cowher’s preseason prediction that Cincinnati would win the AFC North, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said with a straight face, “He’s a mastermind. Obviously, he knew something we didn’t know.”
• Defensive end Travis Kirschke missed another day of practice, clouding [...]
Here is the most up-to-date injury list for the Pittsburgh Steelers-Cincinnati Bengals game this Sunday:
Cincinnati Bengals
OUT
CB David Jones (foot)
T Andre Smith (foot)
QUESTIONABLE
DT Jonathan Fanene (illness)
DE Michael Johnson (illness)
G Nate Livings (knee)
PROBABLE
RB Cedric Benson (ankle)
WR Chris Henry (quadricep)
CB Johnathan Joseph (ankle)
DE Antwan Odom (non-football related)
Pittsburgh Steelers
OUT
S Troy Polamalu (knee)
PROBABLE
S Tyrone Carter (thigh)
LB James Harrison (illness)
WR Limas [...]
The folks over at Steelers.com, on occasion through out the 2009 regular season, will have question and answer sessions with team head coach Mike Tomlin. Here is the first of I suspect several throught the season:
Q. In the preseason game against the Bills, James Farrior returned an interception for a touchdown, and he also had [...]
One thing that you would not expect to hear in Steeler Nation: the prospects of a running back controversy. After all, the typical Steelers RB depth chart these days is usually Willie Parker, Rashard Mendenhall and one with possibly another RB bringing up the rear.
But the rumor was floating out there that perhaps Parker would [...]
I think that it is obvious that every NFL team has irreplaceable players – even the lowly Raiders. That’s right – all 32 of them.
And the Pittsburgh Steelers are no different in that respect. Some of the names are obvious: quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, wide receiver Hines Ward, free safety Troy Polamalu – just to name [...]
The Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday retained one of their top linebackers as according to John Clayton of ESPN.com, the team signed James Farrior to a 5-year, $18.25 million including a $5 million signing bonus. With the signing, the Steelers have one of the deeper linebacker corps in the NFL; the team believes that Farrior has 3 [...]
