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All eyes were on Latrobe today to see if Pittsburgh Steelers restricted free agent wide receiver Mike Wallace would report by the 4:00 p.m. deadline to sign his one-year tender offer and continue negotiations on a long-term deal. Wallace, pretty much as expected, didn\’t show and the Steelers, also as expected, were not thrilled with […]

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J. Brady McCollough has a great piece that looks ahead to Ben Roethlisberger becoming a father as he talks to other daddy quarterbacks both past and present. Doug Legursky and his wife just had a baby and Legursky posted on Twitter that he is getting ready to take his son home today from the hospital, […]

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We passed on word earlier today that Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders was on ESPN 970 while down at the Pittsburgh auto show on Sunday where he revealed that he was told by the coaches after the season ended that he would be returning kicks and punts for the Steelers in 2012. Sanders also […]

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Sharon Ilkin, the wife of former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman and current color commentator on the Steelers radio broadcast Tunch Ilkin, lost her battle with cancer on Monday. She was just 55 years old. According to a post by Dale Lolley on Tuesday, Sharon was once on the cover of Sports Illustrated with basketball great […]

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and center Maurkice Pouncey both plan on practicing today according to Twitter reports by Scott Brown, Mark Kaboly and Ed Bouchette. Kaboly reports that Roethlisberger has absolutely no limp at all walking through the locker room today and that he looks 100 percent fine. Brown reports that Pouncey said he […]

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Mike Bires is reporting via Twitter that wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, who replaced Antonio Brown as the Steelers kickoff return man against the Chiefs Sunday night, told reporters today that he\’ll do it again Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. Sanders returned 4 kickoffs against the Chiefs for 77 yards Sunday night and Brown only had […]

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Dale Lolley pointed out today on Twitter that Steelers second year wide receiver Antonio Brown leads the NFL in catches over the last 4 weeks with 26. I double checked the numbers and it is indeed a true stat. Brown has been targeted 40 times in the last 4 games and has caught 65% of […]

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Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs did not disappoint the media today during his conference call in regards to the upcoming Sunday night game at Heinz Field. Dale Lolley and other members of the media tweeted that Suggs dropped the F-bomb less than one minute into his conference call when he used the F-word when he said, […]

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Dale Lolley reports this morning that Steelers nose tackle Chris Hoke is struggling to return to game ready action as he tries to recover from his latest stinger suffered against Jaguars. Lolley reports that the issue is that this is the second such stinger that Hoke has suffered in a short period of time and […]

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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger met with the media today before practice per his usual and told reporters that he thinks the offense needs to run more no huddle. He went on to say that he likes to run no-huddle because he\’s calling the plays and working off what he sees and claims he lobbied to […]

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The Steelers have released two new versions of the Myron Cope Terrible Towel. One is Spanish version and the other a Halloween version. That Halloween version better not include the color orange. William Gay joined 93.7 The Fan yesterday to talk about the win over the Titans and what they’re looking to accomplish going forward. […]

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The week 5 game release is up now on steelers.com for the Sunday game at Heinz Field against the Tennessee Titans. These are great reads and loaded with facts and stats. Max Starks of course is now back in the fold and Teresa Varley has an article up on him and how he feels good […]

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I suggested a few days ago that Bryant McFadden could be the one out come final cut-downs and it seems that sentiment is picking up steam now as Dale Lolley now reports that rumblings are getting stronger that McFadden may indeed be the odd man. Ike Taylor, Aaron Smith and Emmanuel Sanders were all back […]

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Bob Labriola and Mike Prisuta have a new episode of Talkin Steelers Football up on Steelers.com and they discuss the new Lawrence Timmons contract among other Steelers tidbits. The Steelers and the mayor are scheduled to hold a press conference on Wednesday to provide details of a new road that will be named for former […]

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Tuesday marked the final practice at Latrobe as the Steelers will break camp on Wednesday in preparation for their second preseason game against the Eagles on Thursday. Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor underwent successful surgery today to repair his broken left thumb suffered last Friday against the Redskins and he anticipates returning before the Steelers play […]

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Day 12 of Steelers training camp started with a transaction as it was announced that defensive end Ty Boyle had been released and defensive end Jarrett Crittenton was claimed off waivers from Seattle to take his spot on the roster. Boyle is the nephew of Penguins CEO and President David Morehouse and the Steelers might […]

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Not much to talk about on day 11 of Steelers training camp as the players had off on Sunday and will resume practice tomorrow. Late last night an article surfaced about the short free agency period that Willie Colon went through and how his agent thought he might be a fit for the Bears even […]

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Day ten of Steelers training camp is in the books and if you missed the day nine recap of the Friday Night Lights session you can read it here. Steelers.com also has some video up now from the Friday night practice at Latrobe Memorial Stadium. Pat Kirwan And Tim Ryan of Sirius NFL Radio were […]

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Day 9 of Steelers training camp got off to a great start when it was announced that LaMarr Woodely had signed a 6-year, $61 million dollar extension. Woodley was currently carrying the franchise tag that was set to pay him $10 million plus in 2011. The extension now means he is under contract through the […]

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Day 6 of Steelers training camp is in the books and this post will serve as your daily recap of the comings and goings from Tuesday at Latrobe. The morning started with the announcement that long snapper Greg Warren had agreed to terms. The Steelers only had one long snapper in camp in the form […]

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Another item on the Steelers to-do list is to get their entire 2011 draft class under contract today. Draft picks this year must be signed to 4-year contracts and with a club option for a fifth year on first round draft pick Cameron Heyward. Dale Lolley reports via Twitter that few of the rookies appear […]

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As the lockout continues on, the small town of Latrobe waits to hear if the Steelers will once again be holding their training camp at Saint Vincent College this year. Observer Reporter beat writer Dale Lolley went off on a small rant on Saturday as he is pretty fed up with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and […]

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Jason La Canfora posted last night about the Steelers supposed want to move up to draft Mike Pouncey. Here is what I believe would be the cost to trade up and how I see this as a smoke screen mostly. I came across this piece last night on South Carolina offensive tackle Jarriel King that […]

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John Harris wrote on Saturday that New York, Philadelphia, Denver, St. Louis, Arizona and Houston are some of the teams targeting Steelers free agent cornerback Ike Taylor. Ed Bouchette has a look back at the Steelers 1971 draft that produced eight Super Bowl starters. I think we all can name them alphabetically by now. Dale […]

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Dale Lolley gives his reasons why the Steelers might be forced to draft a kicker because of the lockout. I say no way this happens and would be very surprised if a pick was spent on a specialist this year. The Pouncey twins did an entertaining interview with ESPN’s “First Take” Wednesday to discuss their […]

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Dale Lolley reported a little while ago that Alabama A&M nose tackle Frank Kearse and Louisville cornerback Johnny Patrick will make pre draft visits with the Steelers if the have not already. The Steelers have been more tight lipped this offseason about the players they bring to the South Side for official visits, but word […]

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