Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin sat down for an exclusive interview with Bob Pompeani to talk about Rashard Mendenhall and his controversial tweet, Hines Ward on Dancing with the Stars and the potential conspiracy theory that the NFL is targeting the Steelers with the recent rule changes. Steelers free safety Ryan Clark had his weekly Tuesday radio interview with 93.7 The Fan yesterday and talked about his return to Twitter, the release of Plaxico Burress from prison and his current intentions to workout with the LSU players as Clark is back in Louisiana currently. Ohio State quarterback Read more [...]

Former Steelers director of player personnel Art Rooney Jr. joined 93.7 The Fan on Monday to remember John Henry Johnson who passed away this past weekend. In the latest "Where Are They Now" segment, Teresa Varley caught up with former Steelers cornerback Willie Williams for an interview to find out what he has been up to. Pro Football Focus has two good post on quarterback pressures allowed and quarterback pressure turned into sacks. Not earth shattering results as far as the Steelers are concerned, but worth a read. Bodog came out with their odds on where Plaxico Burress will land following Read more [...]

Wide receiver Plaxico Burress was released from the Oneida Correctional Facility in upstate New York today after serving a 20 month sentence for illegally carrying and firing a gun at a Manhattan nightclub back in 2008. The speculation has been running rampant for several weeks now as to which team Burress will ultimately sign with once the lockout is over. Burress has not played football since late November 2008 and thus has missed the last two full seasons in the process. The odds maker Bodog released the updated odds today on where they best bet that the soon-to-be 34 year old receiver will Read more [...]

Steelers legendary running back John Henry Johnson passed away this weekend at the age of 81. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 and was the first player in Steelers history to rush for 1000 yards in a season. Here is a great video on his career. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger came in as 41st-best player in the NFL as voted on by the players in the Top 100 Players of 2011 that the NFL Network is running. Ken Whisenhunt presented in him the video montage. The experts of course all think he was robbed and ranked too low. Mike Wilkening from Pro Football Weekly 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 [...]

Ed Bouchette joined 93.7 The Fan yesterday morning to talk about Plaxico Burress and whether or not he would be a fit again with the Steelers after being in prison for nearly 2 years and out of football. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk ranked the Steelers worst moments in post-strike history in his Monday PFT Live segment you can view below. Ken Laird had 6th round draft pick Keith Williams on Trib Live Radio for an interview on Monday. You can listen here as the interview is about half way through. Safety Troy Polamalu compares the lockout to people fighting against big business instead Read more [...]

Kevin Colbert loves value and especially so with his first round selections. Below is a quick history of the first rounders he has drafted since taking over in 2000 and the positional value those players offered. At the end I offer up a few players that fit the mold as both positional values that also fit perhaps a need. This is an exercise of positional value only, so don’t get too upset. 2000 - WR Plaxico Burress - This was the first draft for Colbert and after they selected Burress 8th overall, head coach Bill Cowher said they drafted him because they needed a playmaker. Burress was a top Read more [...]

This morning Pittsburgh Tribune sports columnist John Harris posted 20 questions concerning the Steelers that mostly centered around the draft, Ike Taylor, LaMarr Woodley and a few more of the potential free agents. I thought it would be fun to post his questions along with my answers to them on this slow Saturday. Question 1. If the lockout isn't lifted before April 28 and the Steelers are unable to re-sign unrestricted free agent cornerback Ike Taylor, should they reach for a cornerback in the first round, even if the cornerbacks available at No. 31 don't have first-round ratings? Answer: Read more [...]

I had a feeling that as soon as I mentioned the Danny Watkins name as an example in my Steelers likely to draft the best player available post, I knew it would get a reaction. Steeler Nation is so afraid to see or hear the name Danny Watkins mentioned anywhere as a pick by the Steelers in a mock draft or even mentioned as a possibly first round target. Why you ask? Watkins is closing in on collecting Social Security. In the land of the 2011 draft class, Danny is Methuselah. I will have to check Wikipedia, but I am pretty sure Methuselah is his middle name. I could be wrong though. OK, let's Read more [...]

Many folks do not like Mike Florio, but yet all of them visit his site at ProFootballTalk.com. Florio gave an excellent interview on the LaVar and Dukes radio show defending social media and small bloggers everywhere in light of the Mike Wise fiasco. Make sure to listen to the first two audio podcast. Speaking of Wise, the Washington Post sportswriter and columnist was suspended Tuesday for one month for his hoax. Scott Brown of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review did an exclusive one-on-one interview with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger that you can hear below and Brown recaps it here as well. [phpbay]Troy Read more [...]

Jason Cole from Yahoo Sports writes that by Tuesday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to hand out the suspension for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger as a result of the recent sexual assault investigation in Milledgeville, Ga. Roethlisberger is expected to take part in the Steelers first offseason practice today. Jonathan D. Silver of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a long but informative read on how the documents from the Roethlisberger investigation reveal questionable decisions, missteps and contradictions. Former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher commented on the situation surrounding Read more [...]

Steeler Nation as usual is divided into 2 camps this morning. Those that see what the Steelers did with Santonio as being a business move made from a business and organizational stand point and those that think the Steelers got robbed on a Sunday night. How soon everyone decides to ignore the facts amazes me. First, Tone had become a bigger problem. His recent legal Orlando troubles along with a looming alleged 4 game suspension for violating the NFL's Substance Abuse Policy were only starters. His follow up actions are Twitter were embarrassing as well, especially in light of everything that Read more [...]

Ron Cook had a great editorial this morning in the PPG and wrote how he thought that Santonio Holmes likely would not be signed to an extension in the offseason and allowed to possibly walk after the 2010 season. I could very well see this happening as well. As Cook points out, this is the 4th incident since being drafted. Judging by the latest Tweets by Santonio on his Twitter account, I am sure the Steelers and the Commissioner will not be too thrilled as well. Tone starts off by telling a user "y u tryna make me look like the bad guy. U shud try finding the worst thing that you could drink Read more [...]

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. Read more [...]

Some of the 70's Steelers fired back at disgruntled Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton and his allegations about the defense using steroids. I guess sour grapes are purple. Don Hopey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a great story on the Steelers fantasy camp. Cornerback Keiwan Ratliff says he is glad to be a Steeler. Why wouldn't he be? The Chicago Bears need to be careful what they wish for as they have gone on the record saying they would love to have ex Steeler receiver Plaxico Burress. A interesting blog post on former Steeler defensive back Erroll Tucker, who now works as a Physical Read more [...]