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PITTSBURGH — Barring some really unforeseen circumstances, Joey Porter isn’t going to challenge Ray Lewis to fisticuffs in the Heinz Field parking lot. Ryan Clark isn’t going to attempt to decapitate Willis McGahee. Hines Ward? He isn’t about to crack-back anyone.Not that it would come ...

PITTSBURGH — Keith Butler didn’t deny the unsubstantiated rumor that heĢƵ activating himself this week to play defensive line for the Pittsburgh Steelers.“I might be,” said the defensive coordinator. “I’m almost heavy enough.”Butler was kidding, of course, but with Cam Heyward ...

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers expect a physical brawl with their rival Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, a week after encountering a physical brawl with their other rival last Sunday.Might that be a bit much?“When you have everything on the line, nothing else matters,” said right tackle Marcus ...

Boswell’s 6-for-6 not enough to earn honor

PITTSBURGH — Chris Boswell was perfect in six field goal attempts Sunday and made a touchdown-saving tackle in a four-point Steelers win over the Cincinnati Bengals. But it wasn’t enough to earn the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week award.He instead received another notice from the ...

Steelers rookie DBs key defensive turnaround

PITTSBURGH — In Artie Burns’ first NFL start, he intercepted a pass.He tried to intercept two, but as he put it “I got a little greedy” and he made a mistake.Ninety-five yards later, Mike Wallace had the Baltimore Ravens ahead 7-0 on their way to a 21-14 win.“It wasn’t him,” ...

PITTSBURGH — In his short NFL career, David DeCastro has accomplished much. The 26-year old was a first-round pick, heĢƵ played in the playoffs, the Pro Bowl and earned All-Pro honors.Besides winning the Super Bowl, of course, thereĢƵ another thing he’d like to add to his already ...