Monday, August 1st, 2011
In 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger signed a monster eight-year, $102 million contract that ensured he'd be in town for a very long time. Now, three years later, the NFL's new salary cap is set at $120.4 million and the Steelers are currently about $10 million over that number. ...
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Thursday night will open the 2011 NFL Draft as the first round will get underway from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. We will be live blogging the event and as a primer, we put together a list of the needs of all 32 teams . We've listed ...
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Monday, February 7th, 2011
The XLVth Super Bowl is in the books, and -- sigh -- the Green Bay Packers are champions. But being the biggest rival of my favorite team, I will spend as little time focusing on their on-field success as possible. Here are the moments that stuck out to me throughout ...
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Friday, February 4th, 2011
It has now been confirmed that Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey will not play in Super Bowl XLV on Sunday.
Pouncey suffered a high ankle sprain during the AFC title game on Jan. 23, and the Steelers were hoping that he would recover in time to play in Sunday's game.
But, because ...
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Monday, November 29th, 2010
For as long as I have written for this site, I have speculated about the never-ending battle taking place on opposite ends of Lake Erie as Buffalo and Cleveland duke it out for the distinction of being America's Most Tortured Sports City. (I also commend Seattle's strong push to become ...
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Thursday, October 21st, 2010
I was initially going to make fun of James Harrison for whining about the new hitting rules and threatening to retire yet again. So dramatic!
But then it seemed like he was one player who was just upset he got fined for doing what he was very obviously told to do ...
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Friday, July 16th, 2010
The Baltimore Ravens have improved their offense since last season. But what you have to love about the Birds heading into the 2010 NFL season is the fact that quarterback Joe Flacco - and his laser-rocket arm - are fully recovered from a litany of injuries that slowed him last ...
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Friday, May 21st, 2010
The New York Jets and are one of the more entertaining stories in the NFL right now. Head coach Rex Ryan is singularly funny, scary and a little creepy, but man does he let you know how he feels. And right now, he feels like New York's new stadium should ...
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
Now that the 2009-10 regular season is in the books it's time for us to reflect on just what the heck happened over the past few months in the NFL. This fall and winter had some great stories and some major controversies. But frankly, none of that interests us here ...
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
I can't believe this was in the 2000's. Feels like 25 years ago - Randall Simon's Sausages
Joe McKnight will not be seen in Seattle because he has "paperwork to do" according to Pete Carroll. Riiiiiight - Unathletic
Way to catch a touchdown after my fantasy team is already eliminated. F*cking Mike ...
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