Eli Rogers - dang, he looks good

[SanAntonioSteelerFan]

His after the catch running reminds me of someone else on the roster whose career is close to
going up in smoke.

Really happy with his performance tonight!

[spyboots]

see above

[Steelgal]

Very mature of him to go up to Ben after the pick and look like he took ownership of it

[bostonsteeler]

Very mature of him to go up to Ben after the pick and look like he took ownership of it

I thought so too. He's a gamer. The reflexes on the bounce TD were pretty awesome too.

[phillyesq]

Looks like he will be a nice underneath weapon. What's really amazing is that he almost seemed to be the second option after AB in the passing game.

[BradshawsHairdresser]

The emergence of Rogers should make it a little easier for the team to part with Wheaton in a few months.

[squidkid]

we should be set at wr until ben calls it quits

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

Very mature of him to go up to Ben after the pick and look like he took ownership of it

That impressed me as well. It probably also helped Ben to make the decision to trust him so soon again.

[phillyesq]

The emergence of Rogers should make it a little easier for the team to part with Wheaton in a few months.

Yup. If Bryant returns next year, the Steelers would Bryant, Rogers, Coates and DHB all under contract through 2018, plus whatever deal they work out with AB.

[Eddie Spaghetti]

didn't realize until last night that rogers was one of those Miami kids that went to Louisville to play ball

guy looks like he seriously works on his craft. love his attitude

[SteelerOfDeVille]

didn't realize until last night that rogers was one of those Miami kids that went to Louisville to play ball

guy looks like he seriously works on his craft. love his attitude

pretty sure he was high school teammates with Teddy Bridgewater - as a Louisville alum, gotta say I love it! He's rapidly ascending from "I'm rooting for this guy" to "I can see a Will Gay like career arc" for this guy...

[RuthlessBurgher]

NFL fines Eli Rogers $24,309 for blindside block
Posted by Michael David Smith on January 13, 2017, 3:40 PM EST

Steelers receiver Eli Rogers was penalized for an illegal blindside block on Sunday, and now he’s paying for it.

Rogers was fined $24,309 for the block, which drew a 15-yard penalty in the Steelers’ win over the Dolphins.

The $24,309 amount is a standard fine for a blindside block, which the NFL has tried to crack down on in recent years.

All players on the Steelers were paid $27,000 for wild card week, so Rogers’ fine represents almost his entire pre-tax income for the game. However, the NFL has an appeals process that allows players to argue that a fine is excessive if it is greater than 25 percent of his weekly pay. So Rogers may be able to get the fine reduced to $6,750, which would be 25 percent of his pay for the game against the Dolphins.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/01/13/nfl-fines-eli-rogers-24309-for-blindside-block/

[BradshawsHairdresser]

Some of his richer teammates could chip in and help him pay that fine.

[diamondlucy]

That is BS. But it is typical of a Roger Goodell led league. He has always had it in for the Steelers.

[SanAntonioSteelerFan]

That's the Hines Ward Rule, right?