It appears the Steelers have made their decision on the future of Hines Ward. The verdict: not to bring him back. Ward was not much of factor this past season. The emergence of the Antonio Brown and Emmanuel Sanders limited his role in the offense. Ward’s age could have also been a reason why he [...]

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Twitter has become the best way for fans to connect with athletes.   In the case of Pittsburgh Steelers fan Seth Paladin, he has Twitter to thank for one amazing Super Bowl weekend. CNBC has all of the details, but in short, Paladin spent most of Super Bowl weekend with Steelers Pro Bowler Antonio Brown. [...]

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The Pittsburgh Steelers have made some minor roster moves. They announced today on their team site the terms of the moves. They have signed CB Myron Rolle, WR Juamorris Stewart, and LB Brandon Hicks. Rolle, who played college ball at Florida State, was one of the best players at his position coming out of high [...]

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The hire of Todd Haley to replace Bruce Arians as offensive coordinator is surely a sign that changes are coming to Pittsburgh. Haley, who was the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs for the past two seasons, will bring a run-oriented game plan to the Steelers offense. He went 19-26 with the Chiefs. Haley [...]

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Just a few voters shared their interactions with Erie media via social networks when we asked the question. The most common use indicated that people are willing to post a link to an Erie online story on their personal Facebook wall, as well as “Like” local Erie media Facebook pages. It time for our annual [...]

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Saturday the NFL announced who would be and who wouldn’t be in the Hall of Fame. While the Steelers will have a presence in the ceremonies with Jack Butler and Dermontti Dawson, the team also missed out on Jerome Bettis, the teams iconic running back and possibly the most popular player in team history. Chris [...]

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There will be six new members inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer in Canton, Ohio, two of which are former Pittsburgh Steelers. Unfortunately, one of the Steelers isn’t Jerome Bettis. For the second straight year, Bettis has failed to receive enough votes to join the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The [...]

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Apparently buses do not stop in Canton, Ohio, at least not yet. The NFL announced moments ago the six new Hall of Fame enshrines. The list includes Curtis Martin, Chris Doleman, Cortez Kennedy, Willie Roaf, Dermontti Dawson, and senior selection Jack Butler. Jerome Bettis has been left of the final ballot for the second consecutive [...]

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Hines Ward made it crystal clear that he wants to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers. He met with coach Mike Tomlin and team president Art Rooney II on Friday. He informed them he will do anything to return, but received no guarantees in return. Ward told the Pittsburgh Post Gazette that it is up to [...]

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Brett Keisel will be less noticeable this time next week. He plans to shave his beard next Thursday for a charity event. Keisel is hosting the event “Shear the Beard” to benefit cancer programs at a local Pittsburgh hospital. The event will be held at the Diesel Club Lounge in Pittsburgh. All benefits will go [...]

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When a local reporter gets tapped to cover a professional sports championship, its a plum of an assignment that makes up for all those miserable quarters of high school football in the sleet, or the mind-numbing innings of a pitching dual. What makes covering the championship of the National Football League unique, is that depending [...]

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The NFL will announce this weekend which players will be joining the Hall of Fame family. The announcement will be made the day before the Super Bowl. This year’s nominees are filled with star power and each player has a very impressive resume. However, there is one particular player that deserves to get the call [...]

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On the eve of Super Bowl XLVI, the NFL will announce the new inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Out of the 17 finalist, four of them are former Pittsburgh Steelers. Jerome Bettis, Jack Butler, Dermontti Dawson, and Kevin Greene are all on the cusp of being a part of an elite group [...]

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In Honolulu, Hawaii, the 42nd NFL Pro Bowl game ended with the AFC defeating the NFC 59-41, which was the highest scoring Pro Bowl in history. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger started for the AFC squad, playing most of the first quarter and finished the game by completing six of his 11 passes for 181 [...]

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PITTSBURGH, PA – According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator, Bruce Arians has agreed to become the new offensive coordinator of the Indianapolis Colts. When a former Steelers coach agrees to work with an ex-Baltimore Ravens assistant, you know it is a sign of the apocalypse in the NFL. Arians will join [...]

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The Pittsburgh Steelers are sending another player to Honolulu to represent the black and gold in the Pro Bowl. Safety Ryan Clark has been added to the AFC roster. He is replacing Baltimore Ravens’ safety Ed Reed. This is Clark’s first trip to the all-star event. Clark was a major factor in the secondary this [...]

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After Sunday’s NFL Pro Bowl game in Honolulu, Hawaii, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger plans on meeting with team president Art Rooney II to discuss what is in store for their offense. Bruce Arians, who served as offensive coordinator since 2007, announced his retirement last Friday, leaving many of the Steelers players baffled, including Roethlisberger. [...]

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After 11 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, defensive tackle Chris Hoke is hanging up his cleats for good. Hoke signed with the Steelers in 2001 as an undrafted free agent out of Brigham Young University. Though mainly playing the role of backup to defensive tackle Casey Hampton throughout his career, Hoke did manage to make [...]

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Despite his injured ankle, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger insists on playing in the Pro Bowl this coming Sunday. It has been said on www.nfl.com that the nine-year veteran was seen slightly favoring his injured ankle during the AFC’s team practice on Wednesday, but Roethlisberger says he feels alright. “Not bad,” Roethlisberger said about his [...]

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The NFL draft is about three months away and mock drafts have started popping up everywhere. Multiple sites have the Steelers drafting an offensive lineman in the first round. Pittsburgh has the 24th pick in this year’s draft. One particular mock draft conducted by cbssports.com says the Steelers should draft guard Cordy Glenn, from the [...]

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The Pittsburgh Steelers will now have seven players representing their franchise in this year’s Pro Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii on January 29th. Safety Ryan Clark and outside linebacker James Harrison were added to the AFC roster this week. Clark and Harrison will be replacing two injured players from the Baltimore Ravens, safety Ed Reed and [...]

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Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians announced his retirement on Friday. Arians has been with the Steelers for five seasons, winning Super Bowl XLIII and reaching Super Bowl XL. Some sources have reported that Pittsburgh had already made up their mind to part ways with Arians before he decided to retire. Team sources told ESPN’s [...]

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The acquisition of wide receiver Derrick Williams could prove to be a very key addition to this team. The Steelers have a solid young trio of receivers who are all coming into their own; Williams could bolster this bunch with his shiftiness in the open field and big play ability that has been lacking since [...]

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Art Rooney II and the rest of the Pittsburgh Steelers front office are getting an early jump on free agents this offseason. The Steelers have just signed quarterback Troy Smith to a reserve/future contract. Smith, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2006, was previously with the Baltimore Ravens from 2007-09 and the San Francisco 49ers [...]

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will have one less thing to worry about going into this offseason. The civil lawsuit against the eight-year veteran quarterback was settled between Roethlisberger’s lawyers and the woman who accused Roethlisberger of raping her in 2008 at a Lake Tahoe hotel/casino. According to the Associated Press, the woman’s lawyer, Cal [...]

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The Pittsburgh Steelers already have a lot on their plate this offseason with filling holes on their roster. Now they have another dilemma. Offensive coordinator Bruce Arians announced Friday that he is retiring. Here is a statement given to www.steelers.com from head coach Mike Tomlin on Arians’ retirement: “Bruce Arians has informed me that he [...]

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In an interview with Bob Labriola, editor of Steelers Digest on www.steelers.com, Art Rooney II touched on a lot of issues involving this offseason for the Pittsburgh Steelers. However, Rooney did briefly mention the future of Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward. “We are just in the beginning stages of the process of evaluating what our [...]

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Pittsburgh Steelers running back coach Kirby Wilson remains in critical condition after suffering burns in a house fire. Wilson suffered burns to over 45 percent of his body after a fire broke out in is kitchen on January 6. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was treated for his injuries. He also [...]

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Two members of the Pittsburgh Steelers have something to be proud of this season after-all. Troy Polamalu and Maurkice Pouncey were selected to the Pro Football Writers All-NFL team. The Pro Football Writers Association have been selecting their All-NFL team since 1966. It is officially released in Pro Football Weekly yearly. Despite missing two games [...]

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For 14 seasons, Hines Ward has put up Hall of Fame numbers as a receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers. This past season, Ward became the eighth player in NFL history to record 1,000 receptions, to go along with 12,083 career receiving yards and 85 touchdowns. This stellar career has put the former University of Georgia [...]

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