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This is the era when just about everything accomplished on a football field is framed as an act of defiance: a football is spiked viciously; a breastbone is beaten repeatedly in thumping self-aggrandizement; a standard touchdown comes replete with posturing and screaming. So let’s remember this today: That is not how Hines Ward played football….
*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** Super Bowl XLV MVP Hines Ward. (Photo from Sports Illustrated) When the Pittsburgh Steelers walked off the field in Denver after losing to the Broncos in the AFC Wild Card round, it was well known that the team was heading into an offseason…
Add another special chunk to the Steelers’ growing discard pile: They plan to release Aaron Smith, another of their longtime vets and maybe the most popular among teammates since the venerable Dermontti Dawson. Source: post-gazette.com – Steelers/NFL Need Steelers Tickets? Fulfill your ticket needs at Ticket Network or try our Steelers eBay Ticket Page.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Steelers continue what is looking like a purge of some of their older players with bigger contracts. Bryant McFadden was released several weeks ago, the Hines Ward announcement came yesterday and today, it is veteran defensive lineman Aaron Smith. Smith has only played in 15 games the last three seasons with…
Ben Roethlisberger includes himself among Hines Ward’s fans who hated to see him go, and wonders how the Steelers group of wide receivers will turn out in 2012. Source: post-gazette.com – Steelers/NFL Get your Steelers Fathead!
Ben Roethlisberger remember stepping into the huddle in his first year as a starting NFL quarterback. “He was Hines Ward, one of the best receivers in the game. I got a chance to be in the huddle with him and Jerome Bettis. He made me better. It didn’t matter if I threw a good ball……
*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** Adam Schefter of ESPN reported Thursday morning that the Pittsburgh Steelers will not use the franchise tag on restricted free agent Mike Wallace should they not get him signed to a new contract in the next few days. The news comes as no…
Last week Steelers G.M. Kevin Colbert said the team is committed to keeping soon-to-be free agent wide receiver Mike Wallace, and the franchise tag was still an option. But now that teams are free to use the franchise tag, the Steelers have reportedly decided against it. Instead, the Steelers will use the first-round restricted free……
Brought to you by: Cincy Jungle The smile that made Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, Hines Ward (in)famous is surely subdued today. Michael David Smith of profootballtalk.com writes that the team has announced that they will release the 15-year veteran. This move really comes as no surprise, given the Steelers’ salary cap quandary and the recent…
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