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Steelers 2008 Salaries Rk Player Salary (US$) 1 Ben Roethlisberger $27,701,920 2 Max Starks $6,899,800 3 James Farrior $6,802,400 4 Hines Ward $5,453,840 5 Ike Taylor $4,643,360 6 Troy Polamalu $4,625,000 7 Marvel Smith $4,551,440 8 Casey Hampton $4,100,960…
Per a rumor by Pro Football Talk (PFT), Dick Lebeau may retire after Super Bowl XLIII. As mostly everyone knows, Dick Lebeau is the beloved Steelers defensive coordinator and the inventor of the zone blitz schema. The Pittsburgh Steelers (not just the defense) should win this Super Bowl for their future ‘Hall of Fame’ coach…
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The Steelers defense will be featured on the following magazines this week: 1. ESPN ESPN Magazine is having a story on the Steelers defense. The entire Steelers is on the cover of the magazine (see below). 2. Sports Illustrated The Sports Illustrated cover features LaMarr Woodley, the Steelers 2nd year pro, knocking Joe Flacco to…
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It has been reported that the Pittsburgh Steelers are attempting to “package” trade (possibly with the Chicago Bears) with Trai Essex, Max Starks and/or Sean Mahan. Sean Mahan It’s been rumored that Mahan has been secretly demanding a trade after losing the starting center position to newcomer Justin Hartwig (signed from the Miami Dolphins). Sean…
vs 7:30 pm est (Replays on NFL Network) Tonight, the Pittsburgh Steelers plan to kick-off their second preseason game in Toronto against the AFC East Buffalo Bills. Mike Tomlin suggested that the starters are expected to see significantly more playing time in tonight’s game. Below are some players to keep an eye on: Justin Hartwig…
Second year pro Lawrence Timmons dominated in the back on backers drill. His agility and explosiveness is represented in the following video. He used strength and explosiveness to avoid blocks on one occasion and agility via a “swim move” on the next. In fact, the only person that was able to contain Timmons was pro…
As the Pittsburgh Steelers training camp continues in Latrobe, PA certain players are starting to standout and looking like 2008-09 will be a break out year. Let’s review a few of the players that are turning heads thus far in Latrobe. LaMarr Woodley Woodley has been virtually unstoppable thus far in training camp. Coach Mike…
Casey Hampton has showed up overweight and out of shape to the Pittsburgh Steelers 2008 training camp resulting in him failing the traditional first-day run test. This is nothing new as Hampton has had similar problems in the past regarding his weight and in-shape status. What is new is that Mike Tomlin set an example…