Former Steelers kicker Jeff Reed was back in Pittsburgh Friday and spotted down at the Steelers facility visiting a few of his former teammates earlier in the day. Gerry Dulac reported this afternoon that Reed was not in for a workout. That is not where the Reed news ends today however as Reed went to the Penguins hockey game tonight and reportedly ended up having to leave early as a buddy he was with stood on a chair, fell off, knocked himself out and was taken out on a body board by medics. Reed reportedly left with him. This news comes courtesy of @BillPeduto on Twitter and @PensU_Nicole Read more [...]

By: Joseph Pucciarella #5 The year is 1995, and the “Cardiac Colts” were poised to take one last Hail Mary in efforts to take the 9-7 Colts to the Superbowl. The “Comeback Kid” Jim Harbaugh drops back, winds up, and launches Indy’s last prayer. There’s confusion, a pile of players, and a receiver by the name of Aaron Bailey insisting he caught the ball; and ultimately a Steelers celebration. The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to the Superbowl! You might remember at that time a very respectful, and gracious coach by the name of Ted Marchibroda. He was standing outside the visitors’ Read more [...]

It was pretty uneventful day news wise on Wednesday, day 7 of Steelers training camp, but there still was a little to talk about. First off, for everyone still interested in former kicker Jeff Reed, I told you yesterday that he was visiting the Seahawks and today it was announced that he was signed by them. This means that Skippy is set to return to Pittsburgh week 2 when the Steelers host the Seahawks. I suspect he will get an earful from a portion of Steeler Nation. Rookie undrafted tight end Weslye Saunders joined David Todd and I for a mid morning interview and you can listen to that Read more [...]

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 of Derek Chard and Warren now appears to be the odds on favorite to continue his role as the long snapper. This now means that all of 2010 specialist are back on the roster in Warren, Daniel Sepulveda, Shaun Suisham and Jeremy Kapinos. Sepulveda is the odds on favorite to beat out Kapinos if indeed he Read more [...]

The Chatham-Kent Daily Post is reporting that the Steelers have agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent kicker Shaun Suisham. Terms of the new deal are not known at this time, but they report that they have confirmed with Suisham that their is an agreement is in place. Suisham can not officially sign until Friday afternoon and will not be able to practice with the team until Aug. 4th when the new NFL calender year begins. Suisham was signed by the Steelers on November 16th last year after veteran kicker Jeff Reed was released. Up until today, Swayze Waters was the only kicker under contract Read more [...]

Now that things have died down a bit before the draft, I figured it was a good time to look at the potential roster spots on the 53 man roster that one could consider as being unsettled at this point late in March. Several of these spots will close up quickly as soon as we know how the true status of the players that are unrestricted that might be deemed restricted. Also undetermined at this time is the future of free agent Ike Taylor and veteran Flozell Adams as well. Will there be 21 actually roster spot up for grabs? Highly unlikely. In fact when the dust settles I suspect it will be easy to Read more [...]

Head coach Mike Tomlin wants to retain both Dick LeBeau on defense and Bruce Arians on offense and does not plan changes at any other coaching positions. Steelers outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley hasn't been told formally yet, but expects to be designated as the team's franchise player within the next two weeks, according to a source. Steelers secondary coach Ray Horton is now the Arizona Cardinals new defensive coordinator and he had his presser yesterday you can watch here. Former kicker Jeff Reed was back on Pittsburgh radio yesterday morning talking about the Super Bowl and how things Read more [...]

If the season ended today, the seeds would be 1. Patriots 2. Steelers 3. Chiefs 4. Colts 5. Ravens 6. Jets. If the Steelers win against the Browns next week they keep the #2 seed, but if they lose and the Ravens and Jets win, the Steelers get the #6 seed. The Colts and Jaguars will battle for the lone remaining playoff spot. If you are curious about how former Steelers kicker Jeff Reed is doing with the 49ers, he missed a 34 yard field goal yesterday and had a horrible tackle effort on a 84 yard kickoff return. If you missed the Top 10 Steelers of all time on Christmas eve, you can see the Read more [...]

With four games remaining now in the 2010 regular season, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin should really be in the pole position for the NFL head coach of the year honors. Before the season ever began, the Steelers were faced with adversity as starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was facing a minimum of a four game suspension. During training camp and preseason Tomlin was criticized for the handling of the back-up quarterback rotation and playing time. In the final preseason game against the Panthers, number two quarterback Byron Leftwich suffered an MCL injury to his knee that would sideline Read more [...]

Steelers president Art Rooney II talked extensively on Thursday about the James Harrison standoff with the NFL. Scott Brown has excerpts from Rooney's interview following Steelers practice Thursday. Jeff Reed signed with the 49ers on Thursday and will handle the kicking chores against the Packers at chilly Lambeau Field on Sunday. We wish Skippy the best out West. It seems the Ben Roethlisberger foot needed a statement about it on Thursday and Steelers PR guy Dave Lockett was ready with one. All we know for sure is that he indeed still has two feet attached. [phpbay]Steelers black coat, Read more [...]

When the Steelers travel to Baltimore Sunday night to face the Ravens on national television, it not only will be a very important game for the AFC North crown, it will be a game to let Steeler Nation know what exactly this 2010 team is or isn't and whether or not it is legitimate contender to capture a 7th Lombardi Trophy. A ton has changed since the week 4 loss to the Ravens as that was the last game starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was forced to miss due to his four game suspension to start the season. Even number two quarterback Byron Leftwich was sidelined with a MCL injury and veteran Read more [...]

By David Todd Overview: The Steelers couldn't have asked for a better opponent this past week than the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders strengths fit right in to what the Steelers do well and the Steelers had the added incentive of the Raiders win last year at Heinz Field. The Steelers were coming off an embarrassing defeat at home on national television to the New England Patriots and had something to prove, to themselves and their fans. And they did. An excellent game across the board. Injuries: Overall the Steelers came out of this game in reasonably good shape. The offense line again got Read more [...]

The Steelers have to learn from the 2009 collapse and not let a repeat of start Sunday against the Raiders. The Oakland Raiders are a better team then the won that beat the Steelers last season. This week and next week in Buffalo are really must win games if you look at the December schedule. Below are what we deem to be 7 keys to the game for the Steelers to beat the Raiders in week 11. Just Run Stop, Baby - Only 3 teams are running more than passing in the NFL and the Raiders are one of those teams. They are averaging 162.2 yards rushing per game this season, which is second in NFL and have Read more [...]

Thursday was coordinator day and Scott Brown has the Bruce Arians Q & A sessions transcript with reporters. Arians revealed that right tackle Flozell Adams did tweak his ankle the other night against the Patriots. Steelers punter Dan Sepulveda did an interview with Jon Burton of 93.7 The Fan did discuss the release of kicker Jeff Reed and how several teammates are sad to see him go. John Harris wrote about how Lawrence Timmons and Troy Polamalu have traded roles so-to-speak on defense and how Timmons is flourishing in it. [phpbay]Steelers Sepulveda, 3, "", ""[/phpbay] Wide receiver Read more [...]

Scott Brown reports on the slow progress that right defensive end Brett Keisel is making with his hamstring injury. The pregame notes release for the Sunday game against the Oakland Raiders is up now on Steelers.com. Left guard Chris Kemoeatu went through practice yesterday for the first time since injuring his right ankle against the Bengals and says he plans on playing this week. [phpbay]Steelers Brett Keisel, 3, "", ""[/phpbay] Former kicker Jeff Reed cleared waivers on Wednesday and turned down offers from two teams, one of which was the Bengals according to his agent. It looks Read more [...]