The Steelers have signed veteran T Adrian Jones, 29, 6-4, 330. He has started 26 games at LT, RT and RG during a 5-year NFL career. To make room on the roster, the team put Willie Colon on IR. More on Steelers.com.
Draft Choices Signed
WR Emmanuel Sanders (3/82): $1.801M/3 yrs, $586,000 SB).
LB Thaddeus Gibson (4/116): 3 yrs, terms unknown.
OT Chris Scott (5/151): 3 yrs, terms unknown.
CB Crezdon Butler: 3 yrs, terms unknown.
LB Stevenson Sylvester (5/166): $1.336M/$116,500 SB.
RB Jonathan Dwyer (6/188): $1.293M/3 yrs, $77,800 SB.
WR Antonio Brown (6/195): $1.288M/3 yrs, $73,000 SB.
DE Doug Worthington (7/242): 3 yrs, terms [...]
As soon as news broke that Steelers OT Willie Colon will miss the 2010 season because of a ruptured Achilles’ tendon, speculation on a possible replacement centered on perhaps the most accomplished tackle still on the street: Flozell Adams. But while Adams reportedly visited Pittsburgh on Tuesday, NFL.com senior analyst Gil Brandt suggested the team [...]
Pro Football Weekly has a piece today on the Steelers and what they will do to replace Willie Colon. Most of it falls in line with what we have already written, but some of it is interesting to read:
With the Steelers likely to be without ORT Willie Colon for the entire 2010 season after [...]
Have been hearing some rumblings today about OL Flozell Adams being on hand at Steelers headquarters. Yes, the former Cowboys OL has been seen at the building, obviously talking to the team about coming aboard after the injury Monday to Willie Colon.
Adams was released by the Cowboys on April 2nd of this year, after [...]
The news could not be any worse today, as Jason La Canfora of the NFL Network reports that Willie Colon will be out for 2010 with a torn Achilles’ tendon. MRI results are not back, but a tear like that will mean he’s done for the season. With him out, you can look [...]
The Steelers got what could be devastating injury news today as it is being reported that right tackle Willie Colon suffered an Achilles injury while working out at the Steelers practice facility on the South Side this morning. Steelers Director of Football Operations Kevin Colbert confirmed the injury this afternoon.
Colbert said that the club [...]
From the comments of agent Joe Linta, it does not look like right tackle Willie Colon will be wearing black and gold all that much longer.
Colon, who currently is a restricted free agent, signed a $2.5 million tender for this season. Linta says that the OL will be playing elsewhere within the [...]
RT Willie Colon has signed his one-year, restricted free agent tender, according to a league source. Colon was a fourth-round draft pick of the Steelers in 2006, and has been the team’s starting right tackle since taking over for Max Starks late in his rookie season.
Tight End Matt Spaeth has also re-signed with the club, [...]
Willie Colon says that the Steelers like to be under the radar:
Right tackle Willie Colon was asked if he considers tomorrow’s game a five-star matchup. “As a team, we’re not playing five-star ball,” Colon said of the Steelers’ 4-2 start that leaves them tied with Cincinnati for first place in the AFC North. “Last week [...]
