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Another Steelers vet has redone their deal, as reports say nose tackle Casey Hampton has restructured his contract and help the team get further under the salary cap. The move basically means that he will be back with the Steelers in 2012. The nose tackle restructured the final year of his three-year, $ 21 million…
*** 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…
*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** The Steelers did more wheeling and dealing today, and with the announcement that QB Ben Roethlisberger has re-done his deal, the team is at even with the NFL salary cap. The two-time Super Bowl winning QB reworked his deal and cleared about $…
*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** With the 2012 NFL combine getting started on Wednesday, I thought now would be the perfect time to give my gut feeling thoughts on what will happen with Pittsburgh Steelers restricted free agent wide receiver Mike Wallace. I have talked extensively about the…
*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** Football Outsiders is out and doing Division by Division looks at the salary cap and how it affects each team around the league. To see about the entire AFC North – click HERE Here’s the Steelers breakdown, and some of the background on…
Steelers wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent in March, but he’d like to be back with the Steelers on a multi-year contract, Jenny Vrentas of The Star-Ledger reports. “In exit meetings, it was pretty much stated that they were very pleased with me, who I was on the field…
The Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver that has been in the news the most this past week has of course been Hines Ward. The Steelers have yet to make a decision on Ward returning in 2012 according to Steelers GM Kevin Colbert on Monday and Colbert also added that the Steelers likely will not be able…
Another Steelers linebacker has had his contract restructured to clear up cap space. Just a few days after it was announced that LaMarr Woodley had his deal redone, it’s being reported that LB Lawrence Timmons’ contract has also been restructured to give the Steelers salary cap space. The new deal for Timmons frees up $…
*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** The Steelers got more salary cap relief when cornerback Ike Taylor agreed to restructure a contract he signed before the 2011 season. Taylor becomes the third player, along with linebackers LaMarr Woodley and Lawrence Timmons, to rework his contract to help the Steelers…
It was thought that former Colts head coach Jim Caldwell may be coming to the Steelers as possible offensive coordinator. Now, he’s going to the enemy. The man who led the Colts to the Super Bowl just two seasons ago is now set to join the offensive coaching staff of the Ravens, a league source…