Pittsburgh Steelers Archive
Steelers Release 10 Players, Need to Cut 11 More
The Pittsburgh Steelers trimmed their roster by 10 players Friday afternoon as they begin the process of cutting their roster to the league-mandated 53-man limit. In the first waive of cuts were: TE Eugene Bright, OG Dorian Brooks, OT Kyle Jolly, WR Brandon London, TE Sean McHugh, DT Scott Paxson, LS Matt Stewart, S Justin Thornton, [...]
NFL Reduces Roethlisberger Suspension by Two Games, Steelers Pleased
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell shortened the suspension of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to four game Friday morning after the pair met face to face. Roethlisberger planned to ask Goodell to reduce the suspension to three games, but was not surprisingly denied that request. He will now be eligible to play his first game on Oct. 17 [...]
Leftwich Suffers MCL Damage, Dixon Likely to Start Week 1
When Ben Roethlisberger serves his suspension at the beginning of the season, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be turning to Dennis Dixon to quarterback the team. Byron Leftwich, Roethlisberger’s projected backup, reportedly tore his MCL in Thursday’s preseason finale against the Carolina Panthers. For any NFL player, let alone one who likely would have been a starter in [...]
Steelers Sign Stewart to One-Year Deal
Long snapper/linebacker Matt Stewart re-signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason roster today. Stewart signed a contract for one-year, but financial aspects of the deal were not made public. Stewart has been and hot and cold with the Steelers this offseason, signing with Pittsburgh as a free agent June 7, and being released July 30, before signing [...]
Dixon Dominates in Steelers’ Preseason Opener
In Saturday’s preseason match-up featuring the Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions, it wasn’t Ben Roethlisberger who led the Steelers (like most expected), and it wasn’t Byron Leftwich who is taking over signal calling while Roethlisberger serves his suspension. Instead, the Steelers No.3 QB, the backup to the backup, stepped up to guide Pittsburgh to a 23-7 [...]Steelers Starting QB Kept Silent
The Pittsburgh Steelers will host the Detroit Lions Saturday night in preseason action at Heinz Field. Steelers’ defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau will be honored during the pregame coin toss, to recognize his recent induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. LeBeau played 14 seasons in Detroit from 1959-1972. LeBeau has been a fixture on Pittsburgh’s sideline for the [...]Steelers Sign Renkart, Send Frazier to R/I
The Pittsburgh Steelers placed veteran linebacker Andre Frazier on the Reserved/Injured list in order to acquire linebacker Brandon Renkart. Renkart signed with the New York Jets in July 2008 as a free agent, but was waived before the regular season. The linebacker was a member of the Jets’ practice squad in 2008 and was released after training [...]Roethlisberger “Tried to go Above and Beyond”
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will be present at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp Thursday, during which time Ben Roethlisberger hopes to barter his suspension time down to four games. The Steelers quarterback was dealt a four to six game suspension for violating NFL rules, Sean Leahy of USA Today reported. Roethlisberger admitted to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that [...]Roethlisberger on Right Track at Camp
Ben Roethlisberger, whose offseason media attention has been less than stellar, entered training camp a cut above. Bruce Arians, the Steelers offensive coach, has been singing the quarterbacks praises, according to Alan Robinson on nbcsports.com. In past training camps, Big Ben hasn’t shown up in good physical condition and struggled to throw the ball well. This time, [...]
Wright Switches Penn. Teams
Demetrius Taylor was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers today in order to acquire Dwayne Wright from the Philadelphia Eagles. Wright, who had signed with the Eagles in January as a free agent, was drafted out of Fresno State in 2007. He went to the Buffalo Bills were he spent his rookie season. The fullback made appearances [...]