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 though they wanted him to move to guard. Remember Doug Worthington? He was the Steelers 7th round draft pick in 2010 and he was signed by the Redskins today after a brief stay with the Buccaneers. Former Steelers special teams captain and reserve linebacker Keyaron Fox signed with the Redskins as well Read more [...]

With the lockout looking like it will end early next week, the Steelers will have a full plate once the 2011 league calendar begins. Not only will they be tasked with signing their own unrestricted free agents they want to try to keep, but they also will charged with signing undrafted free agents in addition. At the same time they will have the job of getting their own draft picks signed, once they have the cap room cleared to do so. The new proposed CBA, that has yet to be ratified by the players, gives us a glimpse at what the rookies will make this coming season and it is now easy to project Read more [...]

The Sports Illustrated article on the Ohio State debacle is out as of yesterday and Thaddeus Gibson and Doug Worthington, are listed as players who sold memorabilia at the Columbus tattoo shop. Both had been 2010 draft picks of the Steelers and both are with different teams now. The Philadelphia Eagles are expected to go after receiver Plaxico Burress once free agency begins according to Adam Caplan of FOXSports.com. The price tag and demand for Burress will be enough to keep him out of the Steelers sights. Rainer Sabin of the Dallas Morning News tries to justify why the Dallas Cowboys were Read more [...]

Scott Brown has the transcript of the media session with linebacker James Harrison following his meeting with Roger Goodell. Steelers kicker Jeff Reed was on 93.7 The Fan to talk to Seibel and Starkey about his struggles on kicks over 40 yards and his longer kickoffs. Steelers defensive end Brett Keisel (hamstring), running back Isaac Redman (ankle) and right tackle Flozell Adams (ankle) all worked on Wednesday. The official 3 day injury report starts today with the game being Monday night. Steelers safety Troy Polamalu had a few things to say on Wednesday about Goodell as well as the Read more [...]

It is expected that Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin will announce on Tuesday that left defensive end Aaron Smith will be lost for the season with torn triceps and thus the Steelers will place hin on injured reserve and need to sign one or even perhaps two defensive ends to the roster depending on the health of Brett Keisel. Following the win in Miami, the Steelers have only four healthy defensive linemen on the 53 man roster in the form of Casey Hampton, Chris Hoke, Ziggy Hood and Nick Eason. They also have a healthy Steve McLendon and Al Woods on the practice squad. Hampton and Hoke have both Read more [...]

Zack Meisel takes a closer look at the SI story that surfaced Tuesday that implicated former Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes as one of many college football players asked to accept money from former agent Josh Luchs. Steelers free safety Ryan Clark joined 93.7 The Fan for his weekly spot, on his birthday yesterday, to talk about the bye week, and how the Steelers will approach the Browns games with Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback. Bob Cohn checks in with former Steelers 2010 7th round draft pick Doug Worthington, who recently visited the Houston Texans a few weeks ago for a workout. Read more [...]

Steelers free safety Ryan Clark joined the FAN Morning Show on Tuesday and in studio for his first of what is expected to be a weekly Tuesday appearance on the station. Ryan talks on many subjects including the fact he is still getting hate mail from Dolphins fans. The release for the week 1 game against the Atlanta Falcons is up on Steelers.com and is complete with depth chart. One interesting nugget I uncovered yesterday is that Jonathan Scott is the backup long snapper behind Greg Warren with James Harrison now behind him. Position flexibility. Got to love it. Scott Brown has a good read Read more [...]

Now that we have confirmed the Al Woods practice squad signing, I have done a little research on him and compiled a few nuggets and video on him. First you can read New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton comments on the release of Woods. The Saints traded with the Cardinals and moved up to take the former LSU standout defensive tackle in the 2010 draft by trading their pick in the fourth round and their sixth-round pick. You can read his Saints bio right here while it is still up. Make sure to hit the MORE button to expand it. You can see his NFL combine highlights right here. Here Read more [...]

A league source reports that the Steelers have signed former New Orleans Saints fourth-round defensive tackle Al Woods to their practice squad. It is unclear who was released from the practice squad if indeed Woods was signed today. Either Steve McLendon or Doug Worthington are the likeliest candidates as they both play defensive line. McLendon makes even more sense as he may still be slowed by the knee injury he suffered early on in camp, plus Worthington was a draft pick you would not think the Steelers would be willing to give up on just yet. We will get to the bottom of this soon as we are Read more [...]

The Steelers finalized their practice squad on Sunday and it includes many familiar faces as expected. The players added to the Steelers practice squad include: TE Eugene Bright, OG Dorian Brooks, S Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith, WR Tyler Grisham, OT Kyle Jolly, DT Steve McLendon, FB Frank Summers and DE Doug Worthington. All 8 players were on the Steelers training camp roster this year. The have also elected their team captains by naming Hines Ward and Heath Miller offensive captains; James Farrior defensive captain and Keyaron Fox the special teams captain.

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The Steelers reached their 53 man roster limit today when they released 11 players and placed quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on the reserve/suspended list. The following released were: LB Patrick Bailey, CB Joe Burnett, S Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith, WR Tyler Grisham, DE Sunny Harris, C Justin Hartwig, WR Stefan Logan, DT Steve McLendon, FB Frank Summers, OG Kraig Urbik and DT Doug Worthington. The Steelers will now look to put together their 8 man practice squad after players clear waivers. Players released over the last two days that are eligible for 2010 Practice squad are  Worthington, Urbik, Read more [...]

A reader emailed me this afternoon and wanted to know of the 75 players on the active roster, which ones are eligible to be signed to the practice squad and what constitutes eligibility. First we go to the NFL rules on this: What makes a player eligible for an NFL practice squad? (a) The practice squad shall consist of the following players, provided that they have not served more than two previous seasons on a Practice Squad: (i) players who do not have an Accrued Season of NFL experience; and (ii) free agent players who were on the Active List for fewer than nine regular season games during Read more [...]

The Steelers trimmed down to 75 players on Tuesday morning and now will need to cut 21 more by September 4th. Why 21 and not 22 you ask? This is because quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will be moved to the reserve/suspended list, so technically that will not be a cut. I have listed 10 players that will likely be seeing the Turk soon and 16 players who could be considered on the bubble right now in my opinion. None of these are locked in stone mind you and this list is for entertainment purposes only, so no one get your feelings hurt until the cuts are made as ANYTHING can happen in these final days Read more [...]

Day 18 of training camp is under way in Latrobe with just one practices today. This is the 1st practice since the Saturday night game verus Detroit. We will have news, notes, nuggets and practice information from today posted up on this page as we get it in. Check back often through out the evening to see the updates per our usual. Compiled from interviews and info on Steelers.com | ESPN Radio Pittsburgh | 93.7 The Fan Radio | Pittsburgh Post Gazette | Pittsburgh Tribune | Twitter Updates Monday practice Steelers1st team & 2nd team offensive line still the same in first 11 on 11 drill. Pouncey Read more [...]

Ed Bouchette has a recap of the Steelers Sunday seven-play live goal-line drill. Isaac Redman, Jonathan Dwyer, Justin Vincent and Dwayne Wright each scored once in the drill. Redman was stopped once and Dwyer twice. Rashard Mendenhall was not used, although he remains in the mix for the short-yardage job. John Harris recaps the tough start to camp that Jonathan Dwyer has had since he injured his hamstring during the second practice on the first day of his first NFL training camp. Dwyer has a lot to learn in a short time in order to make the 53 man roster. The Steelers might of caught another Read more [...]