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    Question: I know if the steelers signed another teams practice squad player, he'd have to remain on our 53 man roster the rest of the season. Which likely means we'd have to release a current player. So, what other teams PS player would you like to see the steelers take ?


    I was reading a thread on the 2010 NFL Draft by Dee Dub, so in HONOR of him, I will say that if I had my drouthers, I would really like us to take one
    " Akwasi Owusu-Ansah " off the Dallas Cowboys Practice squad. Akwasi made their 53 man roster as a rookie in 2010. But suffered a ankle injury in week 8, and was IR the rest of that season. Well, the NEW Defensive coordinator, Rob Ryan wanted more Vet players in the secondary at the Safety position, so Akwasi was sent to the PS. Now Dee Dub, as much as ANYONE really wanted the steelers to draft this kid from Indiana PA in 2010. So that's why I wrote in Honor of Dee Dub


    To me, Akwasi does two things for us, one, as a guy who can play some CB, he is also a better athletic FS then Wil Allen, who I feel is not as long term worthy as a Akwasi Owusu-Ansah is. Also, Akwasi is a kickoff and punt returner as well. He won that job for the Cowboys last year before getting hurt. So he could earn his keep here doing that, that way we don't expose Antonio Brown on special teams return play. Cause he is too valuable as a WR for us, right ?





    So, even though I highly DOUBT it will happen, Akwasi would be MY choice to sub Wil Allen for. So, is there any other current PS players on other teams that you would cut a current steeler for

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    Quote Originally Posted by insanesteelersfan
    I know if the steelers signed another teams practice squad player, he'd have to remain on our 53 man roster the rest of the season.
    Is this a change in the new CBA? In the previous agreement, I think a guy you pluck off another team's P.S. only had to be on your 53 man roster for 4 weeks. Perhaps that changed, and I hadn't heard of it...

    And I do think AOA offers some promise. I'd take him over Will Allen, as you suggest. And while we're at it, we don't need Arnaz Battle as a 6th WR when we already have Wallace, Ward, Sanders, Brown, and Cotchery. His role on special teams could be filled with the guy on the Eagles' practice squad who shares DNA with a certain fellow who wasn't hired for his disposition. You could also replace Chris Scott with Chris DeGeare.

    By the way, here is the practice squad list (as of a couple of weeks ago...I'm sure there have been some changes to a lot of teams since then).

    Practice squads for all 32 NFL teams
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    Published: Sept. 4, 2011 at 06:18 p.m. Updated: Sept. 8, 2011 at 07:41 a.m.

    NFL teams are announcing their practice squads. Official signings are listed below:



    Arizona Cardinals
    C Ryan Bartholomew, CB Marshay Green, WR Brandyn Harvey, DT Ricky Lumpkin, LB Quan Sturdivant, DE Ronald Talley, WR Isaiah Williams, TE D.J. Young.






    Atlanta Falcons
    TE Marquez Branson, S Rafael Bush, WR Kevin Cone, WR Drew Davis, G Andrew Jackson, LB Robert James, OT Jose Valdez, QB John Parker Wilson.






    Baltimore Ravens
    RB Damien Berry, G/C Justin Boren, QB Hunter Cantwell, DB Danny Gorrer, DT Bryan Hall, FB Ryan Mahaffey, S Mana Silva, LB Chavis Williams.






    Buffalo Bills
    WR Kamar Aiken, QB Levi Brown, TE Mike Caussin, DE Lionel Dotson, NT Michael Jasper, CB Doyle Miller, DB Joshua Nesbitt, WR Naaman Roosevelt.






    Carolina Panthers
    WR Darvin Adams, G Bryant Browning, CB Kendric Burney, C Jeff Byers, DE Thomas Keiser, TE Greg Smith, RB Josh Vaughan, LB Lawrence Wilson.






    Chicago Bears
    WR Kris Adams, RB Armando Allen, G Ricky Henry, OT Levi Horn, DT Jordan Miller, TE Andre Smith, LB Patrick Trahan, S Anthony Walters.






    Cincinnati Bengals
    TE Chase Coffman, FB James Develin, LB DeQuin Evans, CB Brandon Ghee, WR Andrew Hawkins, OT Matthew O'Donnell, QB Zac Robinson, DT Jason Shirley.






    Cleveland Browns
    OL Dominic Alford, DE Auston English, LB Benjamin Jacobs, RB Quinn Porter, DL Brian Sanford, OL Jarrod Shaw, FB Eddie Williams, WR Rod Windsor.






    Dallas Cowboys
    CB Mario Butler, FB Shaun Chapas, FB Isaiah Greenhouse, WR Andre Holmes, LB Orie Lemon, S Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, WR Teddy Williams.






    Denver Broncos
    DE Jeremy Beal, WR D'Andre Goodwin, OT Adam Grant, RB Jeremiah Johnson, S Kyle McCarthy, WR Eron Riley, FB Austin Sylvester, QB Adam Weber.






    Detroit Lions
    T Casey Bender, C Dan Gerberry, WR Nate Hughes, TE Cornelius Ingram, DT Corvey Irvin, DE Kyle Moore, S Ricardo Silva, CB Donovan Warren.






    Green Bay Packers
    WR Diondre Borel, T/G Ray Dominguez, C Sampson Genus, WR Tori Gurley, QB Graham Harrell, CB Brandian Ross, RB Brandon Saine, WR Chastin West.






    Houston Texans
    LB Mister Alexander, C Howard Barbieri, G Andrew Gardner, WR Trindon Holliday, S Shiloh Keo, WR Jeff Maehl, LB Jesse Nading, RB Chris Ogbonnaya.






    Indianapolis Colts
    WR Chris Brooks,WR David Gilreath, QB Mike Hartline, DT Ricardo Mathews, DT Ollie Ogbu, OT Mike Tepper, WR Marshall Williams.






    Jacksonville Jaguars
    OT Daniel Baldridge, WR Tyler Beiler, DE John Chick, LB Jacob Cutrera, S Matt Estrada, RB DuJuan Harris, CB T.J. Heath, LB Mike Lockley.






    Kansas City Chiefs
    FB Shane Bannon, LB Justin Cole, G Darryl Harris, WR Jeremy Horne, DB Quinten Lawrence, OL Butch Lewis, OL David Mims, DT Anthony Toribio.






    Miami Dolphins
    DB Vincent Agnew, TE Brett Brackett, G Garrett Chisolm, QB Pat Devlin, RB Nic Grigsby, OT D.J. Jones, WR Julius Pruitt.






    Minnesota Vikings
    WR Emmanuel Arceneaux, FB Matt Asiata, WR Stephen Burton, FB Ryan D'Imperio, OL Chris DeGeare, RB Caleb King, DE Cedric McKinley, TE Allen Reisner.






    New England Patriots
    LB Markell Carter, RB Eric Kettani, OL Matt Kopa, DE Aaron Lavarias, OL Nick McDonald, WR Kerry Taylor, S Ross Ventrone, OL Thomas Welch.






    New Orleans Saints
    LB Nate Bussey, QB Sean Canfield, TE Michael Higgins, CB Terrail Lambert, DT Swanson Miller, LS Kyle Nelson, C Cecil Newton, WR Andy Tanner.






    New York Giants
    RB Andre Brown, DT Dwayne Hendricks, TE Christian Hopkins, QB Ryan Perrilloux, LB Adrian Tracy, DE Justin Trattou.






    New York Jets
    LB Matthias Berning, G Trevor Canfield, DT Jarron Gilbert, OL Matt Kroul, CB Julian Posey, DT Martin Tevaseu, CB Isaiah Trufant, WR Patrick Turner.






    Oakland Raiders
    TE Kevin Brock, DE Mason Brodine, DT Jamie Cumbie, LB Jeremy Leman, WR Eddie McGee, CB Sterling Moore, OL Alex Parsons, FB Manase Tonga.






    Philadelphia Eagles
    WR Chad Hall, FB Stanley Havili, TE Anthony Hill, WR Ronald Johnson, LB Greg Lloyd, G Dallas Reynolds, DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim, DT Cedric Thornton.






    Pittsburgh Steelers
    RB John Clay, TE Jamie McCoy, WR Tyler Grisham, OL Trevis Turner, OL John Malecki, DL Corbin Bryant, LB Mortty Ivy, DB Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith.






    San Diego Chargers
    LB Bront Bird, DT Charlie Bryant, OT Steve Schilling, CB Traye Simmons, FB Frank Summers, TE Brad Taylor, QB Drew Willy, OT Eric Young.






    San Francisco 49ers
    C Chase Beeler, OT Derek Hall, WR Joe Hastings, CB Cory Nelms, RB Xavier Omon, TE Konrad Reuland, LB Monte Simmons.






    Seattle Seahawks
    G Paul Fanaika, DE Jameson Konz, DT Pep Levingston, WR Ricardo Lockette, G Brent Osborne, CB Ron Parker, WR Owen Spencer, RB Vai Taua.






    St. Louis Rams
    DB Tim Atchison, DT John Henderson, OL Kevin Hughes, LB Scott Lutrus, OL Ryan McKee, DB Jonathan Nelson, RB Chase Reynolds.






    Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    OT Will Barker, S Ahmad Black, QB Rudy Carpenter, TE Collin Franklin, WR Ed Gant, TE Daniel Hardy, RB Mossis Madu, LB Derrell Smith.






    Tennessee Titans
    RB Herb Donaldson, G Ryan Durand, DE Pannel Egboh, TE Cameron Graham, S Robert Johnson, WR James Kirkendoll, WR Michael Preston.






    Washington Redskins
    DT Chris Baker, QB Jonathan Crompton, G Maurice Hurt, CB Nate Ness, G Eric Olsen, WR Aldrick Robinson, RB Evan Royster, DE Doug Worthington.
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    Re: In honor of Dee Dub,,,other teams practice squad players

    Good job Ruthless on the list And also your thoughts. Like I said, this is all pointless in a way cause none of us here get to make these decisions. And I highly doubt the steelers sign anyone PS squad players to be placed on our 53 man roster, when they consider themselves a tested Vet team that is Super Bowl worthy. But I think youth must be served. I am not calling for the head of any of our young drafted players like K.Lewis, or anyone like him. But, Ryan Mundy is more of a Safety back-up for Troy then he is for the aging Clark. And Wil Allen, although a former starter for Tomlin in Tampa Bay is not someone that I get excited about for our future. Akwasi MIGHT very well be a answer for Clark in a year. And he does have return skills. So yeah I would like to see him here. But I won't hold my breath either.

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    Re: In honor of Dee Dub,,,other teams practice squad players

    Well since we are on this hot topic...The Bills added Keith Williams, our 6th round pick, to their practice squad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JUST-PLAIN-NASTY
    Well since we are on this hot topic...The Bills added Keith Williams, our 6th round pick, to their practice squad.


    I saw that. But he was a free agent. Not someone who was signed off a PS, that is why they could place him on their PS....If that was what you were wondering.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JUST-PLAIN-NASTY
    Well since we are on this hot topic...The Bills added Keith Williams, our 6th round pick, to their practice squad.
    Here...you guys have Kraig Urbik and Keith Williams. We'll take Jonathan Scott and Jamon Meredith. One team's trash is another team's...well, still trash I guess.
    Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.

    Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.

    We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.

    We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.

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    Wow....in honor of me? Imagine that.

    Now...insane come correct. You know what you were really do when you were reading that 2010 thread of mine.

    It's ok. God has given me thick skin. Do what you feel you need to do.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dee Dub
    Wow....in honor of me? Imagine that.

    Now...insane come correct. You know what you were really do when you were reading that 2010 thread of mine.

    It's ok. God has given me thick skin. Do what you feel you need to do.


    No, actually that thread WAS Steeler related, so I wasn't going to re-post it as being Non-Steeler related. Which BTW the other two threads I did re-post, I was just having some fun with ya :P No, I thought of all the 2010 draft threads, you seemed to endorse Akwasi the most. And since I DO think that we could use not only a potential replacement in a year or two for Clark at FS, but as well as I think that Wil Allen is just not all that to keep on the roster over a young athlete like Akwasi, who CAN give us another return guy if needed.


    So I was not being sarcastic Dub. I DO Honor you with this thread. And the idea of signing Akwasi off the Cowboys roster.

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    Re: In honor of Dee Dub,,,other teams practice squad players

    Draft Kenny Tate. Problem solved.
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    Re: In honor of Dee Dub,,,other teams practice squad players

    So, IYO, is he a better prospect than Cromartie-Smith?
    Actually, my post was NOT about you...but, if the shoe fits, feel free to lace that &!+€# up and wear it.

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