Steelers sign eight to practice squad (The National Football Post) - The Pittsburgh Steelers have formed their practice squad, signing eight players. All eight of them were with the...
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:35:10 PDTWest Coast offenses, Cover 2 fading away (Yahoo! Sports) - With the game becoming more diverse from a schematic standpoint, teams are getting away from philosophies that were once staples.
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:32:00 PDTSteelers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) -
The Steelers were presented with an unwanted and unique experience this summer, having to prepare one quarterback to open the regular season and another to replace him as the starter on Oct. 17.
Coach Mike Tomlin did a good job of preparing Ben Roethlisberger for the fifth game of the season, when he can return from his four-game suspension, but had to do so at the expense of the player that would have been his starter for the first four games, Byron Leftwich. That was before Leftwich went down with a left knee (MCL) injury in Thursday's preseason finale.
Roethlisberger took many snaps with the first team in training camp and then started the final three preseason games after not playing in the opener.
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:21:29 PDT
Source: Kraig Urbik was in demand (The National Football Post) - Cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend, offensive guard Kraig Urbik was a popular man today.
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:40:14 PDT
Bills sign TE Martin; claim G Urbik off waivers (The Canadian Press) - ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - The Buffalo Bills signed tight end David Martin and claimed guard Kraig Urbik off waivers from the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:41:35 PDT
Bills sign David Martin, claim Kraig Urbik (The National Football Post) - The Buffalo Bills signed tight end David Martin after he was waived by the Miami Dolphins and were awarded...
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:37:00 PDT
Fitz's final preseason draft board (ProFootballWeekly.com) - Originally posted Sept. 1, 2010 @ 1:12 p.m. ET. Updated Sept. 5, 2010 @ 3:02 p.m. ET Pat Fitzmaurice, a winner of the...
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:02:31 PDT
NFL cutdown day: AFC North (SportingNews.com) - Teams had until 5 p.m. ET Sept. 4 to reach the NFL-mandated 53-player roster limit. Here's a team-by-team look from SN's correspondents at cuts and other decisions by teams in the division: Baltimore Ravens The team chose incumbent kicker Billy Cundiff over Shayne Graham, one of the most accurate kickers in NFL history. Cundiff was 3-of-3 on field-goal attempts in the preseason and outkicked Graham in practice. In a somewhat surprising move, the Ravens traded outside linebacker Antwan Barnes to the Philadelphia Eagles for reportedly a seventh-round...
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:09:00 PDT
Canadian Brett Romberg among NFL roster cuts (The Canadian Press) - Canadian Brett Romberg was a casualty of the NFL's final cutdown deadline.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:59:34 PDT
Saints place Sharper on PUP list, Casillas on IR (The Canadian Press) - NEW ORLEANS - All-Pro safety Darren Sharper's goal of helping the Saints compete for a second consecutive championship remains intact, even if it isn't working out quite as he'd planned.
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:16:26 PDT
