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#steelers cut Arnaz Battle and Bryant McFadden
4:22 PM - 8 Feb 12
#steelers cut Arnaz Battle and Bryant McFadden
4:22 PM - 8 Feb 12
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Re: McFadden and Battle cut
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The Steelers terminated the contracts of veteran cornerback Bryant McFadden and wide receiver Arnaz Battle, a special-teams captain the past two seasons, today in a series of roster moves.
Both had one year left on their respective contracts.
McFadden started on the last two Steelers' teams to play in the Super Bowl. The seventh-year veteran opened last season as a starter opposite Ike Taylor, but, hampered by a nagging hamstring injury, McFadden lost his job to William Gay.
McFadden played sparingly on defense much of the season, giving way to rookie cornerbacks Cortez Allen and Curtis Brown.
Battle became a special-team stalwart after signing with the Steelers as an unrestricted free agent in 2010, but he did not catch a pass in either of his two seasons in Pittsburgh.
The Steelers signed a trio of players to offseason contracts, including cornerback Myron Rolle, wide receiver Juamorris Stewart and linebacker Brandon Hicks. They also released tight end Miguel Chavis and linebacker Erik Clanton. Each had signed with a the Steelers as an undrafted free agent last July, but both got hurt during the preseason -
Re: McFadden and Battle cut
And so, it begins...Actually, my post was NOT about you...but, if the shoe fits, feel free to lace that &!+€# up and wear it.Comment
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Re: McFadden and Battle cut
Originally posted by Slapstick
good its been too quiet
1. CB – Marcus Peters – Washington – 6/190
2. OG – Josue Matias – Florida State – 6-6/320
3. OLB – Geneo Grissom – Oklahoma – 6-4/250
4. DL – Ellis McCarthy – UCLA – 6-5/330
5. TE – Jeff Heurman – Ohio State – 6-5/255
6. FS – Adrian Amos – Penn State – 6/200
7. DT – Terry Williams – East Carolina – 6-1/340
UDFA
DB – Justin Cox – Mississippi St. – 6-2/190
OLB – Davis Tull – Chattanooga – 6-2/242Comment
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who's nextComment
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Juamorris Stewart, WR, Southern University, 6'3" 205 lbs.
RECEIVING Stats
YEAR TEAM REC YDS AVG LNG TD
2006 SOU 14 166 11.9 0
2007 SOU 23 237 10.3 1
2008 SOU 73 1109 15.2 12
Brandon Hicks, LB, University of Florida, 6'2" 231 lbs.
DEFENSE Stats
YEAR TEAM TOT SOLO AST PD SACK FF INT YDS TD
2007 FLA 13 3 10 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2008 FLA 33 18 15 0 2.0 0 0 0 0
2009 FLA 27 20 7 0 4.0 0 0 0 0
2010 FLA 39 26 13 0 2.5 1 1 14 0Steeler 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.Comment
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Re: McFadden and Battle cut
Seems to be a lot of young players being added to future contracts- more than normal anyway. Quite possibly a sign that the team expects a few opportunities to become available.
Woodley has restructured, Timmons likely to. That'll free up a good chunk of salary cap space- then we'll see how deep the cuts might go.The people that are trying to make the world worse never take a day off, why should I?
Light up the darkness.Comment
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Re: McFadden and Battle cut
I bet NE signs McFadden.
As bad as he was at times at CB, he showed a lot of professionalism the way he played on ST for us last year. I give the guy a lot of credit for the effort once he got demoted.
I still think he could make a decent FS.sigpicComment
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Originally posted by RuthlessBurgherJuamorris Stewart, WR, Southern University, 6'3" 205 lbs.
RECEIVING Stats
YEAR TEAM REC YDS AVG LNG TD
2006 SOU 14 166 11.9 0
2007 SOU 23 237 10.3 1
2008 SOU 73 1109 15.2 12
Brandon Hicks, LB, University of Florida, 6'2" 231 lbs.
DEFENSE Stats
YEAR TEAM TOT SOLO AST PD SACK FF INT YDS TD
2007 FLA 13 3 10 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2008 FLA 33 18 15 0 2.0 0 0 0 0
2009 FLA 27 20 7 0 4.0 0 0 0 0
2010 FLA 39 26 13 0 2.5 1 1 14 0
CAn you give us a phonetic spelling of Stewart's first name?
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Re: McFadden and Battle cut
Originally posted by Slapstick
yup, the cutting of dead wood begins...
Kemo shouldn't be too far behind.Comment
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Originally posted by flippy
Agree Flippy, McFadden took his demotion like a pro and played well on special teams for us, he may well make a food free safety for someone still.go to [URL]http://www.thebreastcancersite.com[/URL] to donate a free mammogram a day to women without health insurance.Comment
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I would think a food free safety wouldn't be particularly effective on the football field...Originally posted by ramblinjim
No offense meant...I realize that the "f" and "g" keys are right next to each other...
But the thought of a food free safety is pretty funny...Actually, my post was NOT about you...but, if the shoe fits, feel free to lace that &!+€# up and wear it.Comment
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Originally posted by DukieBoy
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.Comment
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Originally posted by flippy
ours is not to wonder why just invert and multiply...Comment
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Originally posted by RuthlessBurgherOriginally posted by DukieBoy
VERY NICE.
That was different that I was pronouncing it in my head.
I would have never thought that "Ju" -- sounded like "Hasidic"Cleveland spelled backwards is DNA Level C
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...itty29/mjg.jpg
another AA/AS original.Comment
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