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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