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*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** Kansas City (2011): Played in 16 games with KC…Had 24 grabs for 247 yards with one touchdown. Kansas City (2010): Played in 16 games with the Chiefs…Had 10 catches for 76 yards with two touchdowns….TD’s came against Denver on December 5th and against…
Former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Chris Hope, who has played the last six seasons with the Tennessee Titans, signed with the Atlanta Falcons on Friday. Tight end Leonard Pope is back home in Georgia and did a local radio interview in which he was asked about the offense and his role in it. [audio:http://media.790thezone.com/Podcasts/2512/0232014c4.mp3] Wide receiver…
Leonard Pope smiled, shook his head and rolled his eyes incredulously. Then he politely answered the question. Pope was the only unrestricted free agent the Steelers signed in the offseason, and questions for the 6-foot-8 tight end keep coming back again and again to one subject. Not the 102 receptions or nine touchdowns he has…
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) — The Pittsburgh Steelers made their first free agent move of the year, signing tight end Leonard Pope. Pope played under new Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley in both Arizona and Kansas City. Pope — 6-foot-8, 260 pounds — is a six-year NFL veteran with 102 catches for 973 yards and…
Leonard Pope, a tight end who started 10 games for Kansas City last season, has signed with Pittsburgh. The Steelers announced that Pope signed a one-year contract today. Pope is coming off a 2011 season in which he caught a career-high 24 passes for 247 yards. Pope is a longtime favorite of new Steelers offensive……
The lockout before the 2011 season took its toll on many people who rely on the NFL for a living – that’s players, coaches, owners, along with writers. One of the particularly heartwarming stories of the whole lockout ordeal was one of newly acquired Steelers TE Leonard Pope, who, as ESPN’s Rick Reilly penned in…
*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed veteran tight end Leonard Pope to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal, announced Tuesday, were not released. The 28-year-old Pope spent the previous three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, catching a career-high 24 passes for 247…
*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** Pope spent the past three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs after playing for the Arizona Cardinals from 2006-08. He set career highs with 24 catches and 247 receiving yards last season. For his career, Pope has 102 catches for 973 yards and…
*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** The Steelers have inked a new backup tight end, as Ed Bouchette just tweeted that the team has inked free agent TE Leonard Pope. Steeler fans may remember Pope from Super Bowl XLIII when he caught a one-yard TD pass against the Steelers…