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Carl Prine of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has some what of a time line going on the night Ben Roethlisberger was accused of sexual assault. What does all this mean? Absolutely nothing other than Ben likes sushi.

As we reported last night, free agent linebacker Larry Foote is in town today and likely will be signed back to the Black & Gold by the end of the day if things go as expected.

I am not too sure what the Browns are doing, but I like it. They have signed quarterback Jake Delhomme and sent a conditional 2011 draft choice to the Seahawks for quarterback Seneca Wallace. They also traded quarterback Brady Quinn to the Broncos for some donuts or some type of food. Keep up the great offseason work, Cleveland.

Now that LaDainian Tomlinson has signed with the Jets on Sunday, you should finally see our free agent running back Willie Parker get some more looks. It will not be the money he thought he was going to get at the start of free agency and you have to think returning to Pittsburgh is now in the back of his head.

Free agent center Kevin Mawae was unanimously re-elected as president of the NFL Players Association during the union's board of player representatives meeting Saturday. Now if Mawae could only find a team. He would look great backing up Justin Hartwig, but we all know that will not happen.

Steelers.com own Bob Labriola sat down for an exclusive interview with defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau recently to discuss his playing days as a defensive back for the Detroit Lions. Part 1 of 3 is below.

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Former Steelers scout and journalist, Bill Nunn, will be part of a distinguished group of an 11-member inaugural class of the Black College Football Hall of Fame. The induction will be held on Saturday at the Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta.

Starting center Justin Hartwig and reserve safety Ryan Mundy underwent shoulder surgeries since the end of the season, but no other details on the corrective measures were made available.

The NFL Labor website has the complete list of 2010 Unrestricted Free Agents and the Restricted Free Agents posted along with the players agent and number of accrued seasons.

It is looking like the Browns may be able to keep kick returner Josh Cribbs as significant progress on a new contract has been made. There is no timetable to get the deal done, but both sides are optimistic about his future with the team.

Yesterday, ESPN Pittsburgh 1250 radio host Ken Laird discussed the Steelers most disappointing draft picks of the past and debates the moves the Steelers should make in the future.

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The ESPN segment on the rise of the song Renegade by Styx into Steelers prominence has surfaced on Youtube. It really is a great segment of the history of how it became a Heinz Field staple.

I had a few emails this past week asking about the Steelers offensive line stats for the 2009 season. I finally got around to compiling them thanks to Stats.com. I have ranked the lineman by sacks allowed. I also included the sack yardage allowed, penalties as well as penalty yardage.

Player	Games	Started	Pen	Pen Yards	False Starts	Holding	Sacks Allowed	Sack Yards
Max Starks	16	16	7	55	3	4	8	44.5
Willie Colon	16	16	6	40	4	2	8	38.0
Justin Hartwig	16	16	3	31	0	3	7	49.0
Chris Kemoeatu	12	12	4	35	1	3	4.5	37.5
Trai Essex	16	16	3	20	2	1	1.5	21.5
Ramon Foster	14	4	0	0	0	0	0.5	3.5
Doug Legursky	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Hills	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Below are seven matchups or things to look for on Sunday as the Steelers take on the Green Bay Packers.

4th Quarter Interception/Any Interception - The Steelers are 3-0 in games that they have intercepted a pass in the 4th quarter of a game. The cornerbacks have still yet to intercept a pass all season. That is unheard of. If they want to beat the Packers, they must force turnovers.

Farrior Fading - As I wrote a few weeks ago, inside linebacker James Farrior has aged tremendously this year. He will have a tough chore covering Packers running back Ryan Grant or tight ends Donald Lee & Jermichael Finley. Farrior could be turning into a run down, situational linebacker.

3rd Down Conversion Rate - The Steelers come off of a game against Cleveland in which they went 3 of 14 on 3rd downs. Anything less than a 40% rate versus the Packers, will surely end in a loss. Staying in a 3rd and short will go a long way in hopefully leaning more on the run on short 3rd down opportunities.

Hartwig vs Raji/Pickett - Center Justin Hartwig is coming off one of his worst games ever against Cleveland. The Packers 3-4 defense is anchored by nose tackle Ryan Pickett. Picket rotates with rookie B.J. Raji to keep each other fresh. Raji has developed nicely over the season and Hartwig must be up to the challenge.

3 Down Rashard - Rashard Mendenhall will now likely get more third down work according to mike Tomlin. It will be interesting to see if he is used more in the passing game as well to keep the Packers defense honest. Rashard only needs 60 yards for his 1st 1000 yard season.

Keenan Lewis Sighting - With Limas Sweed out this week with the flu, rookie cornerback Keenan Lewis may be active this week to help on special teams. If active, he could also spell Ike Taylor a few times as well. Lewis has not been active many times this season and if given a chance at corner, needs to make some splash plays.

Ravens/Bears - Scoreboard watching will be a weekly past time if the Steelers some how pull out a win against the Packers. The Ravens host the Bears in frozen Baltimore and a win by the Ravens would be bad.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal has a great story on rookie running back Frank Summers as he gets ready to head to his first NFL training camp. Summers reportedly struggled to pick up the playbook in minicamp because the terminology was much different from what he was used to in college. The work ethic is there though for Summers. Frank the Tank will be a popular guy at training camp with the fans.

Some odds makers are reporting that the Steelers may be a landing place for Michael Vick, but Vinnie Iyer of the Sporting News gives a more realistic look at teams interest in Vick around the league. The Patriots and Super Bowl-champion Steelers are given 4-1 odds of adding Vick by BetUS.com. I just do not see Vick in the Black & Gold unless an injury happens to Ben.

Jim Wexell of The Tribune-Democrat, reports that third-round draft pick Mike Wallace should be the teams kick returner if all goes well and that offensive lineman Doug Legursky may get the most of the work at center while starter Justin Hartwig continues to mend his broken toe. Wexell also says running back Rashard Mendenhall looks more like a power feature back after adding some clean weight in the offseason.

Speaking of Mike Wallace, Steelers.com has posted part 3 of the fan Q & A with the rookie out of Mississippi. Wallace admits his blocking needs to improve, but definitely thinks he will impact as a kick returner right away.

Former Steeler third string quarterback, Brian St. Pierre, has been told by the Arizona Cardinals that he will get an honest shot at winning the number 2 spot from Matt Leinart.

With Steelers training camp starting this weekend, the team working hard to get in shape. And, as Channel 11 found out -- the players are working very closely with one woman to improve their game. She's UPMC dietitian and Steelers nutritionist Leslie Bonci. Bonci reveals the Steelers have a different diet than most teams.

Dale Lolley reports that center Justin Hartwig suffered a broken toe when he dropped an object on his foot. I hope it was not the Super Bowl ring he dropped on it, that would of broken his whole foot. Should be a temporary setback and Hartwig should be fine in a few weeks.

Santonio Holmes talks about the sickle cell disease which both he and his son both have. Safety Ryan Clark also has the sickle-cell trait.

NFL Network analysts Solomon Wilcots and Rod Woodson discuss the biggest obstacles for the Steelers to repeat in 2009.

On the NFL.com Top Ten QB Controversies of all time, Terry Bradshaw vs. Joe Gilliam weighed in at number 9.

ESPN bloggers Matt Mosley and James Walker have a blogger smackdown on the better quarterback between Ben Roethlisberger and Eli Manning. James Walker also weighed in on the Steeler linebackers in his weekend mailbag segment.

Steelers.com has posted part 3 of the fan Q & A session with rookie Frank Summers. I can not wait to see this kid live during camp.

Steelers center Justin Hartwig weighs in on several topics on ESPN. He talks about the holding call in the Super Bowl that resulted in a safety and discusses the 2009 season.

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Wide receiver, Santonio Holmes is bulking up his upper body, especially around the neck and shoulders. Holmes claims he weighs around 200 lbs now after working Tom Shaw at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex.

The Steelers are nominated for five ESPY AWARDS and Steeler fans have the opportunity to vote for them. Voting runs through 11:59 p.m. ET on July 11. Fans can vote online at www.espys.tv or via mobile phone at www.espn.mobi.

The Football Scientist, KC Joyner, calls the 2009 Steelers underrated champions. He goes on to say that Pittsburgh is the odds-on favorite to win the AFC in his opinion.

Signs the 2009 season is close? The Steelers are already as much as 5 point favorites in their opening game versus the Tennessee Titans. Training camp will be here before you know it.

Local Pitt product LeSean McCoy agreed to a four-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday. McCoy rushed for 2,816 yards and 35 touchdowns in two seasons at Pitt. He also caught 65 passes for 549 yards and one TD.

Video of the holding call on Steelers C Justin Hartwig in Super Bowl 43 versus the Arizona Cardinals that resulted in a safety. This could be argued that it wasn't really a hold as much as he got bullrushed and DE Chike Okeafor fell on top of him.

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The Steelers wrapped up their first week of practice for Super Bowl 43 on Friday. WR Hines Ward (Knee) did not practice for the third straight day and is officially listed as questionable, but says he will play. C Justin Hartwig (Knee) also sat out again on Friday and is listed as probable. LB Patrick Bailey (Hamstring) was limited on Friday and listed as questionable. RB Mewelde Moore (Ankle), QB Ben Roethlisberger (Back), T Max Starks (Knee) and LB Lawrence Timmons (Illness) are all listed as probable and all four practiced fully on Friday. All injured Steeler players look to return to full practice next week.

The Steelers held their second practice this week on Thursday in preparation for Super Bowl 43, one week from this coming Sunday. LB Patrick Bailey (hamstring), C Justin Hartwig (knee), T Max Starks (knee), LB Lawrence Timmons (illness) and WR Hines Ward (knee) all sat out practice again on Thursday. RB Mewelde Moore (ankle) and QB Ben Roethlisberger (back) both practiced fully on Thursday after sitting out yesterday. CB Deshea Townsend (not injury related), DE Aaron Smith (not injury related) and RB Willie Parker (not injury related) all worked fully on Thursday after being given the day off on Wednesday.