PITTSBURGH — Every year the Pirates invite players from their past to serve as guest instructors at spring training.ItĢƵ a great PR move. Fans enjoy seeing past pros, like Bill Mazeroski and Bill Virdon, in uniform again. The instructional aspect is sometimes dubious since a lot of those ...
The play that resulted in Justin HunterĢƵ lacerated spleen has been a microsm of his NFL career to this point.A tall, fast and athletic wide receiver, Hunter signed Wednesday with the Pittsburgh Steelers as the teamĢƵ first outside free agent in 2017.HeĢƵ a 6-foot-4, 203-pounder who ran a ...
Marc Andre Fleury is a better goaltender than Matt Murray.I know the stats don’t back me up right now, but I’m basing it on what I’ve seen the last few weeks and the last 12 years.Murray is still a rookie and he was the Penguins' No. 1 goalie in their Stanley Cup run last year. The ...
PITTSBURGH — The 3-4 defense, at least as the Steelers have come to know it over the last 35 years, is “obsolete” as defensive coordinator Keith Butler says.That doesn’t mean the Steelers aren’t in need of highly athletic outside linebackers capable of multi-tasking — generating a ...
Ross Cockrell may have been the Steelers’ most improved player last season, but the team sees him as nothing more than a No. 3 cornerback.At least thatĢƵ what the Steelers’ actions are telling us.Last week, the Steelers placed the low tender on Cockrell. That means the Steelers could lose ...
Art Rooney II is upset.Allegheny County government, who stole the taxpayers’ money fair and square almost 20 years ago to build his Heinz Field and the Pirates’ PNC Park, has been reluctant to cough up money for improvements at the football stadium.The Steelers would like taxpayers to pay ...