Ryan Clark Press Conference Transcript Wednesday February 2nd Super Bowl XLV QUOTES FROM STEELERS PRESS CONFERENCE SAFETY RYAN CLARK (on how the Steelers defense has adjusted to five-receiver sets) “I don’t really remember the first team to do it. I think it’s something kind of taken from what New England has been able to do against us for years which is getting the ball out quickly. Tom (Brady) gets rid of it, whether he is throwing it away, looking for his ‘hot’ receiver, which I think people have tried to take from what they’ve done and add their own personality to it. It Read more [...]

Brett Keisel Press Conference Transcript Wednesday February 2nd Super Bowl XLV QUOTES FROM PITTSBURGH STEELERS PRESS CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE END BRETT KEISEL (on how long he’s been growing his beard) “I’ve been growing it since June. I had a feeling we would get to Dallas, and I wanted to look like this when we got here.” (on if he plans to shave after the Super Bowl) “I’m going to take it off at some point. I’m going to try and raise some money for charity with it or something like that. But it might come back. I’m going to miss it. I’ve become quite fond of it. I enjoy Read more [...]

Antonio Brown Press Conference Transcript Wednesday February 2nd Super Bowl XLV QUOTES FROM PITTSBURGH STEELERS PRESS CONFERENCE WIDE RECEIVER ANTONIO BROWN (on how the veteran wide receivers have helped him develop) "These guys are great leaders and great older guys to learn from. They have been in this game for so long and they have young guys like me. They have gone through some of the things I may be facing. They have already overcome and they just have me apply it to my journey." (on if he had any issues adjusting to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger) "He is a MAC (Mid-American Read more [...]

Troy Polamalu Press Conference Transcript Wednesday February 2nd Super Bowl XLV QUOTES FROM PITTSBURGH STEELERS PRESS CONFERENCE SAFETY TROY POLAMALU (on starting to practice today) “Yeah it will be nice to get out on the practice field. We had a few days off. It’s always nice to get the team together and focus on football.” (on the veterans enforcing a work attitude on the younger players) “Yeah, that’s kind of been ingrained in us kind of from camp. Coach [Mike] Tomlin has always had that sort of disposition that we’re always about work when it’s time to work and when Read more [...]

Emmanuel Sanders Press Conference Transcript Wednesday February 2nd Super Bowl XLV QUOTES FROM PITTSBURGH STEELERS PRESS CONFERENCE WIDE RECEIVER EMMANUEL SANDERS (on what it is like to be an SMU alumni playing in Dallas) “It feels good to be back home. I am very comfortable around my surroundings right now and I am just blessed to be here. I couldn’t ask for a better situation – to be playing in the Super Bowl in the same city that I played college football in. It couldn’t get any better than this.” (on having veteran Hines Ward teaching him) “It’s been a very smooth Read more [...]

Hines ward Press Conference Transcript Wednesday February 2nd Super Bowl XLV QUOTES FROM PITTSBURGH STEELERS PRESS CONFERENCE WIDE RECEIVER HINES WARD (on which position group needs to play well in order for the Steelers to win) “The offensive line. It’s always been the offensive line. It always started with those guys, because regardless if wide receivers are getting open, if those guys aren’t giving Ben (Roethlisberger) enough time to do his thing, then we’re not even a factor. So each and every game, we always go out and say it’s up to our offensive line to make plays for Read more [...]

William Gay Press Conference Transcript Wednesday February 2nd Super Bowl XLV QUOTES FROM STEELERS PRESS CONFERENCE CORNERBACK WILLIAM GAY (on the advantage of having Super Bowl experience) “If you let that bother you, experience or no experience, then you are not in love with the game of football. On Sundays, it’s going to come down to playing what you love and what you’ve been doing for a long time. I think both sides have been playing for a long time, so it’s going to be a great game on Sunday and I’m pretty sure everybody is going to be ready for it.” (on what he remembers Read more [...]

James Farrior Press Conference Transcript Wednesday February 2nd Super Bowl XLV QUOTES FROM PITTSBURGH STEELERS PRESS CONFERENCE STEELERS LINEBACKER JAMES FARRIOR (on how he decides what to say to the team before games) “It’s tough sometimes, but I just figure if I do it off the top of my head - I really don’t remember what I said the week before anyway, so…” (on when he started giving pre-game speeches) “I guess when Joey (Porter) left. We needed somebody to get the group up because he was gone. He’d always done it when he was there, so after he left, I got anointed Read more [...]

Chris Kemoeatu Press Conference Transcript Wednesday February 2nd Super Bowl XLV QUOTES FROM PITTSBURGH STEELERS NEWS CONFERENCE OG CHRIS KEMOEATU (on going through Super Bowl distractions) “This is my third Super Bowl. It’s a blessing to be here. We’re enjoying it. As far as our approach to everything, it’s just another game for us. There’s some more excitement, VIPs, family. But we feed off Coach (Tomlin) and he reminds us every day that we’ve got to stay humble in our approach, and not to lose track of our priorities and why we’re here. At the same time as we’re Read more [...]

Chris Hoke Press Conference Transcript Wednesday February 2nd Super Bowl XLV QUOTES FROM PITTSBURGH STEELERS PRESS CONFERENCE NOSE TACKLE CHRIS HOKE (on Mike Tomlin getting the credit he deserves) “I think the first couple of years; people had an excuse here, an excuse there, for why they didn’t want to give him any respect. The guy has proven that he is a winner. Three of his four years, he has taken us to the playoffs, and two of his four years, taking us to the Super Bowl, so you’ve got to give the guy credit.” (on what makes Mike Tomlin effective) “He knows how to push Read more [...]

Rashard Mendenhall Press Conference Transcript Wednesday February 2nd Super Bowl XLV QUOTES FROM PITTSBURGH STEELERS PRESS CONFERENCE RUNNING BACK RASHARD MENDENHALL (on if not being able to play in the Steelers’ last Super Bowl is a source of motivation for him) “A little bit. I learned a lot from that but now it’s a whole different experience, going through this season and being the lead dog. So I’m just preparing for that and looking forward to it.” (on what he was trying to learn in his first year in the NFL) “A lot of things. Kind of like when you go from high school Read more [...]

Ben Roethlisberger Press Conference Transcript Wednesday February 2nd Super Bowl XLV QUOTES FROM PITTSBURGH STEELERS PRESS CONFERENCE QUARTERBACK BEN ROETHLISBERGER (on the journey he’s taken and family support) “It’s awesome to have a great family and friends and a support group and I think everybody should have that regardless of if you have to go through things in life, it’s great to have. To get back to my faith that I grew up with and was installed by my parents is a great thing. You make mistakes in life and you learn from them. And I think that’s what I’m doing now.” (on Read more [...]

Below are the links to the Steelers coaches, players and executives transcripts that were transcribed from the Tuesday Super Bowl XLV Media Day. Art Rooney II Super Bowl XLV Media Day Interview Transcript Kevin Colbert Super Bowl XLV Media Day Interview Transcript Mike Tomlin Super Bowl XLV Media Day Interview Transcript Dick LeBeau Super Bowl XLV Media Day Interview Transcript Bruce Arians Super Bowl XLV Media Day Interview Transcript Ben Roethlisberger Super Bowl XLV Media Day Interview Transcript Rashard Mendenhall Super Bowl XLV Media Day Interview Transcript Hines Ward Read more [...]

QUOTES FROM PITTSBURGH STEELERS MEDIA DAY DEFENSIVE END ZIGGY HOOD (on how it feels to be in the Super Bowl) “Right now it’s like a dream come true. It’s still somewhat surreal until we step out onto the field. We got the pads on and emotions are flying high.” (on his role increasing and Aaron Smith issues) “Well I don’t think there will ever be a replacement for Aaron and I could never fill his shoes. My playing time has increased with him being down. And my role has stepped up a little bit. I still have to take care of my technique and do what I have to do Read more [...]

QUOTES FROM PITTSBURGH STEELERS MEDIA DAY CB IKE TAYLOR (on what he thinks about the cold weather in Texas) “That was like the first thing I thought. I was like, ‘Man, I’m back in Pittsburgh.’ But I guess they brought the weather with them, the cold weather that is. Just looking at the weather from last week, I’m looking on my iPhone and I see 70, 68 degrees, sunny. So, then as we get closer to coming down here I then see 50, 42, and 38 one day with possible snow. I said, ‘Man, this is something else.’ (on if MikeTomlin’s age helps the team relate more to Read more [...]