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For those that are wondering just how the Steelers are going to manage the salary cap over the next year even as they play ball in 2012 and get set for 2013, Jamison Hensley at ESPN writes about how the team is looking to “win now,” and how they could have more serious trouble in…
The Steelers are in an interesting situation this offseason with their Quarterbacks. Certainly Ben Roethlisberger’s job is safe, but all 3 reserve Quarterbacks are free agents and while the team figures to bring back at least one of them, which do you choose? It’s been status quo for years now with Charlie Batch as the…
Is Ben Roethlisberger clutch? Kyle Rodriguez looks at the question, starting with a simple look at playoff performances. As with Eli Manning, Ben Roethlisberger has two rings in his young career, along with another Super Bowl appearance. Like Tom Brady, Roethlisberger has been blessed with an exceptional defense early in his career, and through big…
Unlike a lot of NFL teams, the Steelers have not been afraid to draft an interior offensive lineman in the first round. They did so in 2010 with center Maurkice Pouncey, and he has been to the Pro Bowl each of his two seasons with the Steelers. Source: post-gazette.com – Steelers/NFL Need Steelers Tickets? Fulfill…
*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** The Steelers continue to-rework contracts of their veterans in an effort to find some cap space for 2012. The latest player to adjust his deal: tackle Willie Colon. $ 3.8 million of Colon’s $ 4.5 million salary was converted into a bonus that was…
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Steelers are facing some tough decisions as they work to get under the salary cap. On Tuesday, they reduced the amount they are over the cap to about $ 8 million after restructuring offensive tackle Willie Colon’s contract. According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the restructuring saves…
Tight ends are having a dramatic impact on the NFL, but they are getting hard to find in college football because of the spread offense. Source: post-gazette.com – Steelers/NFL Need Steelers Tickets? Fulfill your ticket needs at Ticket Network or try our Steelers eBay Ticket Page.
The Combine continues plowing away (see what I did there?), and today’s participants in the Underwear Olympics are the linebackers and the defensive linemen. If the combination of offensive linemen and tight ends (Saturday) and the wide receivers and running backs (Sunday) was interesting, today will be downright riveting. Lots of potential impact players will…
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – NFL Insider for CBS Sports, Pat Kirwan joined the Fan Morning Show on Wednesday to talk about the Steelers’ current salary cap situation. Talking about the amount of money that the Steelers are over the salary cap, Kirwan said that the Steelers “have got a long way to go to…
The Steelers have restructured the contract of right tackle Willie Colon, reports Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Signed to a five-year, $ 29 million contract last July, Colon was due a $ 4.5 million base salary with a cap number of $ 5.7 million in 2012. According to Bouchette, Colon’s base salary has been…