The Steelers officially released six players on Thursday. Released were defensive end Jeff Bradley, long-snapper Mark Estermyer, wide receiver Jayson Foster, wide receiver Cedric Goodman, quarterback Kevin McCabe and fullback Ryan Powdrell. This brings the roster number down to 81 at the time. The Steelers will need to release 1 more player to get to the 80 limit by training camp. This will likely happen when either Ziggy Wood, Kraig Urbik or David Johnson officially sign.

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The Steelers cut long snapper Mark Estermyer this morning, meaning that veteran Greg Warren is likely 100% recovered from his injury last year. Warren is currently the only long snapper on the roster going into training camp. Head coach Mike Tomlin seems to be worried about the conditioning of nose tackle Casey Hampton again going into training camp. On the flip side, it seems rookie Ziggy Hood is learning fast. He is currently playing the outside end spot. Speaking of Hood, Mike Wilkening of Pro Football Weekly, sees Hood's biggest impact may come on passing downs. This will indeed help Read more [...]

Now that the 2009 NFL draft is complete the Steelers will begin signing some undrafted players. we will update this post throughout the evening as the list of undrafted signings and commitments come across the wire. Check back soon. STEELERS LS Mark Estermyer (Pitt) LB Tom Korte (Hillsdale College) T Ramon Foster (Tennessee) QB Mike Reilly (Central Washington) WR Tyler Grisham (Clemson) S Derrick Richardson (New Mexico State) QB Kevin McCabe (Virginia) LB Andy Schantz (Portland State) WR Steven Black (Memphis) DT Jeff Bradley (Carolina) WR Cedrick Goodman (Georgia) DT Steve McLendon Read more [...]