The Jabrill Peppers news yesterday knocked me for a bit of a loop.Peppers was someone whom I believed could give the Pittsburgh Steelers what the great Troy Polamalu gave them.But then, shouldn’t Peppers act like Polamalu?Hey, for all I know, Peppers’ failed NFL Combine drug test — his ...
PITTSBURGH — Art Rooney II has been running the Steelers for a while now, so thereÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ no official change in leadership with the team.The difference is he can no longer walk down the hall and tap into the knowledge his father accumulated over a lifetime in the game.Dan RooneyÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ passing ...
You really can't say enough good things about the late Dan Rooney.He had it all and did it all. How many NFL owners ever served as a United States ambassador? Rooney was an ambassador to Ireland, and it wasn't some cushy job. Rooney worked hard to better both countries and loved every minute of ...
James Harrison covered up a big problem last season, and that problem could actually be a structural one for a team that believes it can continue using OLB/DE hybrids as edge rushers in their nickel defense.The nickel defense has become the base defense for the Steelers, who seemingly refuse to ...
Reuben Foster looked like Ryan Shazier playing middle linebacker for Alabama last season.He was lightning-quick and always got to where he was going in a really bad mood.Of course, the cost was expected to be exhorbitant. Shazier was a middle-of-the-first player, and so, apparently, was ...
Their free safety is a team leader who won’t turn 30 until June. He has two years left on his contract.Their strong safety was drafted in the second round last year and was voted the teamÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Rookie of the Year.The Pittsburgh Steelers are set at safety, correct?Well, maybe not.In fact, they ...