Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown has been busy keeping in shape during the lockout by working out with Chad Ochocinco, Donte Stallworth and Plaxico Burress down in Miami and getting passes thrown to him by former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor. Pryor is gearing up in hopes he will be selected in the upcoming supplemental draft. Pryor is also the latest to work out at USF with ESPN analyst Jon Gruden and threw passes to Bulls players this past Monday with the cameras rolling. Pryor’s work with Gruden will be the focus of the upcoming episode of Gruden’s QB Camp that will be airing Read more [...]

The Steelers wrapped up their final practice preparations on Friday for their Saturday Divisional round playoff game versus the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field. S Troy Polamalu (ankle) and CB Bryant McFadden (abdomen) both participated fully in the Friday walk-through and both are listed on the injury report as probable. DE Aaron Smith (triceps) was limited again as expected and listed as doubtful. RB Mewelde Moore and LB Jason Worilds both practiced fully all week and were never listed on the injury report after both sat out with knee injuries in week against the Browns. Both will play on Saturday. For Read more [...]

The Steelers resumed practice on Thursday in preparation for their Divisional round playoff game this Saturday at Heinz Field versus the Baltimore Ravens. S Troy Polamalu (ankle) practiced fully after sitting out on Wednesday and indeed looks on track to play Saturday as expected. CB Bryant McFadden (abdomen) also practiced fully on Thursday after being limited on Wednesday. He too looks on track to be ready for Saturday as expected. DE Aaron Smith (triceps) remains limited in practice and is not expected to be healthy enough to play this weekend. For the Ravens on Thursday, C Matt Birk (knee) Read more [...]

The Steelers got their second practice of the week in on Wednesday and released their first official injury and practice participation report for the upcoming Saturday Divisional Round game against the Baltimore Ravens. S Troy Polamalu (ankle) did not practice, but is slated to work on Thursday by all reports and is in no jeopardy of missing the game Saturday. CB Bryant McFadden (abdomen) and DE Aaron Smith (triceps) were both limited in participation on Wednesday, but only McFadden is expected to be ready to play on Saturday of the two. Smith is reportedly still a few week away from being game Read more [...]

By David Todd Overview: An incredibly physical, hard-fought and dramatic win by the Steelers. Was it perfect? Not by any means. But, the objective was to go into to a very good division rival's stadium and get a win on a Sunday night before a national television audience. Mission accomplished. Mike Tomlin wanted a signature win for his football team and he got it last night. You could tell from the emotion of his press conference that it meant a hell of a lot to him and, I'm sure, everyone involved. The Steelers stand at 9-3 with a one game lead in the AFC North and will be tied for the second-best Read more [...]

The Steelers wrapped up practice preparation on Friday for the week 4 game on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. Not practicing once again were NT Chris Hoke (knee), G Trai Essex (ankle) and QB Dennis Dixon (knee) and all were ruled out on Friday on the injury report. Doug Legursky will make his second straight start at right guard in place of Essex and in all likelihood, Steve McLendon will be elevated from the practice squad to back up Casey Hampton at nose tackle with Hoke being out. Speculation remains that Dixon could be placed on IR to make room for McLendon if indeed he is will be signed Read more [...]

Steelers.com has a piece up on new Hall of Famer and Steelers defensive coordinator, Dick LeBeau. Thanks to our blog readers, Facebook fans and Twitter followers, Steelers Depot has made it to the Elite 8 round of the 2010 Pittsburgh Sports Blog Tournament. One more win would put us in the Final Four out of the MOE MANTHA DIVISION. We are humbled and thankful. Please keep this Cinderella run alive, vote here! The Ratbirds have signed wide receiver Donte' Stallworth. The Ravens have five receivers on their roster who will become free agents in some capacity. I can't help but snicker at this Read more [...]

Here is an update on former Steelers defensive back, Dwayne Woodruff, and how he ended up becoming a county Court of Common Pleas judge in Allegheny County. Woodruff is down in Alabama, supporting the John Stallworth celebrity golf tournament that provides scholarships for Alabama A&M students. Happy birthday shout outs to running back Rashard Mendenhall and offensive lineman Jason Capizzi, today. Mendenhall turns 22 and Capizzi turns 24. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin talked with Alex Flanagan of the NFL Network about his path to success as an NFL head coach. Former Steeler bust, Willie Read more [...]

A little competition never hurt anyone. Looks like it Willie Parker is taking this off season seriously as he seems to be working a little bit harder. he claims he is faster. Keep it up Fast Willie. This Brandon Marshall blog post should put an end to his time spent with the Broncos. Marshall will likely be a Raven or a Brown by the end of the week. Seems both those organizations are modeling themselves after the Bengals. Stay tuned. Steelers Hall of Fame wide receiver John Stallworth will chair the 21st Annual Gatorade/Steelers 5K Race, Fitness Walk and Kids’ Kickoff Run on Sunday, August Read more [...]

Steelers.com has posted the Q&A for Steelers first round draft pick, Ziggy Hood. ESPN seems to think that Lawrence Timmons replacing departed Larry Foote should give Pittsburgh's linebacking group an upgrade over last year. Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth will serve 30 days in the hole after pleading guilty to DUI manslaughter charge. Stallworth also reached a confidential financial payoff with the Reyes' family. Very sad indeed. Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco Johnson Hernandez says he plans to stay with quarterback Carson Palmer’s family in July to make up Read more [...]

The Steelers hosted Oklahoma offensive tackle Phil Loadholt and UCF cornerback/return specialist Joe Burnett on Wednesday. Big Ben will Host the 2nd Annual Youth Football Camp on June 22 - June 24 at Mars Area High School. Second year linebacker Bruce Davis is hard at work this offseason with a new outlook. Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth was charged yesterday with killing a pedestrian last month while driving drunk after a night out at a swank South Beach nightspot. In part three of a position-by-position Steelers Draft Series, Frank Tursic of SteelCityInsider provides Read more [...]