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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger joined Rich Eisen on his podcast Tuesday for a lengthy interview and told Eisen that he came away from his early meetings with new offensive coordinator Todd Haley with the notion that the offense might be able to run more no-huddle than it has in previous years under former offensive […]

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What a crazy day it has been with the Bountygate discipline being passed out to the New Orleans Saints and wondering if Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow has been traded to the New York Jets or not. The NFL Network has been all over the happenings today with great wall to wall coverage of both […]

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Memphis defensive tackle Dontari Poe blew it up this past week at the NFL combine and he might very well be a better fit in a 4-3 defense initially according to Len Pasquarelli. Bruce Feldman writes that he was told by a coach that faced Poe this past season said he is a freakish athlete, […]

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The great UFO mystery from the 1979 Steelers Cowboys game at Three Rivers Stadium has been solved as it was only a kite. The aliens were not coming after big headed Roger Staubach like we thought. Nothing more to see here, move along now. Hines Ward said on NFL Total Access yesterday evening that he […]

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Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward was a guest analyst this evening on NFL Total Access and was asked by host Rich Eisen how much longer he would like to play. Ward joked initially that he would like to play one year longer than Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis plays, so he can experience what it is […]

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The Rich Eisen Podcast is moving to television on the NFL Network beginning on Thursday, June 16 at 8 p.m. ET and Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward will be joining the program to talk to host Rich Eisen. Eisen is no stranger to the viewers of the network as he has hosted NFL Total Access […]

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Steelers free safety Ryan Clark was on 93.7 The Fan to talk about a variety of issues surrounding the team and the NFL. He also comments on Ike Taylor wanting to stay in Pittsburgh and the announcement of Hines Ward going on Dancing with the Stars. Former Steelers running back Merril Hoge was named by […]

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Our rumor about Hines Ward we posted last night has been confirmed. Ward will be on season 12 of Dancing with the Stars. Here is his bio page on the ABC official site. James Walker looks at what the Ike Taylor asking price might be. Taylor will be considered an unrestricted free agent in a […]

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Here is a transcript of the Baltimore media conference call with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Tuesday. Safety Troy Polamalu was on the Rich Eisen podcast Tuesday and the interview starts at the 44:00 minute mark. Several interviews from the locker room on Tuesday are up on Steelers.com featuring Ben Roethlisberger, Ryan Clark, Rashard Mendenhall, Mike […]

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Some big notes from last night as punter Daniel Sepulveda is out for the season with a torn ACL in his right knee. We have the video of the Heath Miller hit here as well as the Ben Roethlisberger hit to the nose here. Like them or not, Gerry Dulac of the Post Gazette has […]

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Ed Bouchette thinks the Steelers may want to sign Steve McLendon again from the practice squad if Chris Hoke can not practice again today. The Steelers only have 5 healthy defensive linemen besides Hoke. If McLendon is signed, Bouchette thinks Dennis Dixon will be placed on season ending injured reserve and we agree with him. […]

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With his animated first-down gestures on Saturday night, rookie wide receiver Antonio Brown has been tagged with a new nickname according to Hines Ward. Ward says his new name is Rod Tidwell, the demonstrative, fictitious wide receiver in the movie Jerry Maguire. Just as long as he does not start screaming, “Show Me The Money” […]

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The kids attending Coach Mike Tomlin\’s youth football camp at Mars Area High School got a surprise visit from Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Wednesday. While it was most definitely a great PR move by Big Ben, he made it clear that it\’s his intention to be back next year as well. Little things like […]

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Steelers defensive end Nick Eason said he should be close to full strength for training camp after missing the final two weeks of OTA practices following emergency an appendectomy in which part of his colon was also removed. Eason said he plans to keep his weight down following a loss of 28 pounds so it […]

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Missouri linebacker Sean Weatherspoon has caught the Steelers eye as expected. He could be a guy the Steelers have an eye on in round one. Mike Bires does not think the new contract that head coach Mike Tomlin gets over the next few weeks will come close to what ex-Steelers and current Arizona Cardinals head […]

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Video of Rich Eisen, Solomon Wilcots, T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Charles Davis discussing the state of the Steelers on NFL Total Access. Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page]

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Video of NFL Network host Rich Eisen running his annual 40-yard dash at the 2009 NFL scouting combine. This is funny stuff right here, especially with the SimulCam. Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page]

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The NFL Network crew give an early preview of the divisional round matchup between the Chargers and Steelers. Rich Eisen, Deion Sanders and Steve Mariucci all comment on the upcoming game in Pittsburgh. Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this […]

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