Steelers prepared if Khan leaves for Rams (Yahoo! Sports) - By Len Pasquarelli ATLANTA - There are a lot of things to generally admire about the Pittsburgh Steelers, not the least of which is their usual preparedness, on and off the field. It was reported early this week that the St. Louis Rams have requested permission to interview Steelers...
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:15:12 PSTSteelers restructure Woodley and Timmons contracts (Yahoo! Sports) - The Pittsburgh Steelers are making the necessary moves to get under the salary cap for the 2012 season, and it starts in the linebacker corps. LaMarr Woodley and Lawrence Timmons have restructured their contracts to help the team make a dent in the estimated $25 million they need...
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:40:13 PSTTodd Haley could be in for a bumpy ride in Pittsburgh (Yahoo! Sports) - Out of the frying pan, into the fire? For former Kansas City Chiefs head coach and new Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley, it may indeed be so. After he was fired from a Chiefs team whose front office allegedly … Continue reading →
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:35:50 PSTSuper Bowl odds, long-shots and value picks (The National Football Post) - New York City isn’t the only town on the planet that never sleeps. Less than 24 hours after the Giants put...
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:30:00 PSTRoethlisberger wants to form own opinion on Haley (The National Football Post) - Ben Roethlisberger told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he will wait and form his own opinion on new offensive...
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:59:00 PSTWoodley, Timmons rework deals for Steelers (The National Football Post) - The Pittsburgh Steelers began the process of getting under the salary cap by restructuring the contracts of...
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:34:00 PSTSteelers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) -
Pittsburgh will have a new-look offense in 2012 thanks to the changing of the guard at coordinator. Bruce Arians was not offered a contract renewal and Mike Tomlin hired Todd Haley as his replacement.
Team president Art Rooney forced Arians out after coach Mike Tomlin said he wanted him back. There is some sentiment that Tomlin also received an assist from Rooney and general manager Kevin Colbert in hiring Haley, a Pittsburgh native, former Steelers ballboy and son of Dick Haley, their player personnel director for two decades through 1991.
Rooney and many others in the front office did not like Arians' play-calling skills, nor his lukewarm commitment to the run. They do not want to return to a run-dominant team but would like more balance and more than a passing glance in...
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:33:28 PST
Rams hope to have a GM in place soon (The National Football Post) - The long and winding process the St. Louis Rams are using to find a general manager should end by next week.
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:20:00 PST
Dermontti Dawson Deserved to Be in Hall of Fame Before Jerome Bettis: Fan's Opinion (Yahoo! Contributor Network) - A few weeks ago the inductees to the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame were announced. Most Pittsburgh Steelers fans and media picked up on the fact that Jerome Bettis was not elected as one of the new Hall of Fame class. There was not much talk about the Steeler that did make the Hall...
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:12:00 PST
NFL roundup: Burress wants to play for Eagles (Yahoo! Sports) - The New York Jets have one of their star wide receivers back in the fold for the 2012 season, but another may be interested in flying south this winter, if only to Philadelphia. Plaxico Burress, who signed a one-year, $3.017 million contract with the Jets last July following his...
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:05:15 PST