Pittsburgh Steelers Blog & Forum – PlanetSteelers.com
Steelers Forum, News, Tweets, Draft Talk, Apparel, Tickets and much more.
The NFL owners meetings get underway Monday down in Florida at that means the 2012 compensatory draft picks will be awarded for 2011 unrestricted free agents lost sometime this week. Compensatory picks are awarded by using a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors and is also weighed against any unrestricted free agents…
It’s quite often the one area of football that is most often overlooked by the casual fan and sometimes even the most ardent fan. I’m speaking of special teams of course or as many football people refer to it as, “the third phase.” It is many times the part of the game that can ultimately…
Released by the Steelers after 13 seasons, defensive end Aaron Smith sounds more likely to retire than find another team that will pay him. “We’re celebrating [13] years of having the privilege of playing for the Steelers, and Aaron is celebrating having more time with his five kids and wife. There are no hard feelings,”……
Lets put our “Other Team” hats on for a moment. Just a quick moment. I know they fit terribly. Been reports of awful odors, too. The trendy argument today suggests dual reasons behind a team, particularly one from the AFC, giving Steelers WR Mike Wallace a front-loaded multi-year contract offer when restricted free agency opens…
*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Marcus Gilbert said back in mid January that he was told during his exit interviews with the coaches that he should prepare to move from right to left tackle next season and GM Kevin Colbert confirmed that move as a…
*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** Pittsburgh Steelers GM Kevin Colbert has been giving interviews over the last few days and Scott Brown from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and Ed Bouchette from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette are reporting some of the things that Colbert said to them today. First off…
The Steelers signed Ike Taylor to a four-year contract worth $ 28 million before the season because he was the best of the existing cornerbacks on the roster and there wasn’t a starter-capable player behind him. And, despite what happened to him in the team’s sudden and stunning playoff loss in Denver, Taylor will return…