Ex-Steelers wide receiver Plaxico Burress vows to return to the NFL and said he apologized to the New York Giants for tarnishing the organization in an interview with Bill Cowher that is set to air Sunday on CBS. The interview was done from the upstate New York prison where Burress is currently incarcerated after pleading guilty to attempted weapons possession in the second degree.
Another ex-Steeler making headlines is Joey Porter. Porter is making it known that he wants to be released from the Dolphins and not traded. Porter claims he wants to play out west closer to his family in California. Maybe Steelers West in Arizona? Stay tuned!
Scott Brown and Ed Bouchette both filed stories this morning on Colts offensive coordinator, Tom Moore. Moore was the Steelers wide receivers coach from 1977-1982 and the offensive coordinator from 1983-1989. Some of those years I try to forget.
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Super Bowl time produces the best stories for all fans of every NFL team. Such is the case of the Miami Herald catching up with former Steelers backup defensive tackle Gary Dunn. Dunn was a member of the Super Bowl XIII and XIV Steelers teams and now runs an inn and sports pub in the Florida Keys.
According to EA Sports simulation run, the New Orleans Saints will upset the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 35-31 at Super Bowl XLIV. The simulation was run by the award-winning Madden NFL 10 on Xbox 360. Watch the video highlights below.
A reader sent me a link to this great nostalgic video of Super Bowl IX post game trophy presentation and interviews. This was the 1st of 6 championships the Steelers have won. I was almost 7 years old at the time and the video brings back some memories of that day.
Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes told the Miami Herald that he use to sell drugs when he was a kid. Holmes said in the admission, "I've only told three or four people about it," Holmes said Wednesday. "I feel it's time to share things. I'm on the biggest stage, everybody's going to be watching. I'm pretty sure some kids can get a feel for changing their lives and not doing those type of things, and can get an opportunity to get out of the ghetto, the 'hood, to be successful." Holmes went on to say, "My friends were always doing it and I felt comfortable doing it at the time," Holmes said. "As the years grew older, I just felt like that wasn't what I wanted to do. I wanted to play football. I don't want to end up like a lot of my friends, in jail, standing on the corner, not going to school."
Earlier this season, Holmes was benched for the game against the New York Giants for being charged in a drug-related case. Holmes was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana after Pittsburgh police found marijuana-filled cigars in his car after a traffic stop. Holmes hopes young people watching this week will learn from his mistakes. Holmes went on to say that the incident this season doesn't signal a return to his past.
