The NFL draft not only provided a rocket booster to the Steelers' offense, it might change part of their playbook. Get ready for the arrival of the Pony backfield, a concept that disappeared from the Steelers' playbook more than 15 years ago.The idea of lining up two runners in the same backfield   more...
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Ben Roethlisberger wanted a big receiver and he got Limas Sweed in the second round. Running back Rashard Mendenhall was a steal at No. 23, and combined with Willie Parker, the Steelers should have a dynamite one-two punch in the backfield. The Steelers play the toughest schedule in football this   more...

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is using part of the richest contract in Pittsburgh sports history to give back to the community. He announced Wednesday that his Ben Roethlisberger Foundation and the Giving Back Fund will contribute nearly $100,000 in grants to local police K-9 units. The   more...
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Last year, Eddy Curry and Antoine Walker both had their Chicago homes broken into. Early Monday, Pittsburgh Steelers running back, Rashard Mendenhall, became the latest professional athlete to be robbed in the windy city.
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Every time Willie Parker sees Steelers rookie running back Rashard Mendenhall, he cannot help but think of Jerome Bettis. *************The thought has nothing to do with Mendenhall's running style. It has to do with the way Bettis -- a future Hall of Famer -- embraced and tutored Parker as a   more...
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When it comes to the best draft class by a team, there can be no argument. It's Pittsburgh in 1974.The Steelers drafted John Stallworth and Lynn Swann in 1974.Why? The Steelers drafted four Hall of Famers in '74. That's right: four Hall of Famers in one draft by one team. It's rare enough that four   more...
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The rented sedan was rolling toward the Eugene Airport at a quarter to noon Sunday when the driver got the news he'd been waiting for, fielding a phone call from the house he'd just left after a long, anxious morning.So Dennis Dixon Sr. did what he figured any proud, elated father whose son had   more...
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I mean besides Jackson why are we drafting these guys. A DT and a DE/OLB we have other needs. Yes DT is a litte thin but its not a die hard need. And a DE come on some one prove me wrong on that one.

After no wide receivers went in the first round of the NFL Draft, there were a total of 10 wide outs who went in the second round. So which of these players can make the biggest impact early? Let's take a look.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers wrapped up their 2008 NFL Draft yesterday. Everybody and their grandmother has coverage and breakdowns of the picks. All of the local and national papers along with tons of internet sports sites. So we are not going to get into al of those details. mendenhall will be a pro   more...
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Two running backs, Willie Parker and DeAngelo Williams, saw their fantasy stock drop on draft day. Meanwhile, Matt Schaub and Lee Evans watched their value rise.
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"Brian Westbrook said the conversation he had with Eagles coach Andy Reid about newly acquired backup running back Lorenzo Booker was a quickie. But just the fact it happened is an indication of the scheming the Birds' brains are doing on the second floor of the team's practice facility. ''We   more...
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The draft is now over so it is time to grade the teams to see how they did in the draft. I will be grading the teams and doing them by division. The first installment is the AFC North which is one of the toughest divisions in football. All of these teams have had great success building through the   more...
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So now what? No "proof" of taping the Rams Superbowl walthrough (perhaps because he didn't steal the tapes?) BUT there is video of the 2002 AFC Playoff game between the Steelers! Obviously if you are going to go as far as to tape a playoff game, what would stop you from doing it during the   more...
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The story of the Steagles involves the larger-than-life sporting legend from Parkersburg who, despite his myriad achievements in football, baseball and even basketball, never lost touch with his West Virginia roots. Click & Read!!!!!!!!
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