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2013 Pittsburgh Steelers Schedule Has an International Flair
April 18th, 2013 at 9:36 PM
With the NFL Draft only a week away, the league decided to unveil the 2013 schedule. For the Pittsburgh Steelers, they will have a schedule that features five primetime games, including a Thanksgiving battle against their hated division rivals the Baltimore Ravens.***PHOTO1***The other primetime games are the preseason tilt against...
Pittsburgh Steelers Nose Tackle Alameda Ta’amu Sentenced to Probation for October DUI Arrest
April 4th, 2013 at 10:42 PM
On the day that the NFL released the 2013 preseason schedule, one member of the Pittsburgh Steelers was in courtroom learning his fate from an October incident in the city. Nose tackle Alameda Ta’amu, who saw his rookie campaign and nearly his NFL career ruined by the arrest, was sentenced...
Pittsburgh Steelers Continue to See Turnover, Lose Safety Will Allen to the Dallas Cowboys
March 27th, 2013 at 9:33 PM
After a slow week of holding steady, the Pittsburgh Steelers roster took another hit with they lost another unrestricted free agent Wednesday when the Dallas Cowboys inked veteran safety Will Allen to a one-year contract. For the Steelers, this is the fifth unrestricted free agent to sign elsewhere since the...
Pittsburgh Steelers Awarded a Sixth-Round Compensation Selection in the 2013 NFL Draft
March 18th, 2013 at 9:19 PM
One of the items released by the NFL Monday at the owners meetings was the complete list of compensation selections for the 2013 NFL Draft. This year, the league awarded 32 selections to 16 franchises, who took significant hits during free agency in the previous season.***PHOTO1***The Pittsburgh Steelers did receive...
Pittsburgh Steelers Sign Former Chicago Bears Tight End Matt Spaeth
March 15th, 2013 at 11:55 PM
The Pittsburgh Steelers spent time with a former member of the Chicago Bears Friday with tight end Kellen Davis. In the end, they did decide to sign a former Bears’ tight end, but it was not Davis.***PHOTO1***According to multiple sources on twitter and also on ESPN, the Steelers made a...
Pittsburgh Steelers Lose Keenan Lewis, Ryan Mundy; New England Hosts Restricted Free Agent Emmanuel Sanders
March 15th, 2013 at 11:19 PM
As the end of the first week of NFL free Agency ends, it has been a busy week for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Unfortunately, it appears that the end of the week has seen even more of an exodus that the beginning stages of the week.***PHOTO1***Thursday, the Steelers lost two more...
Pittsburgh Steelers Lose Rashard Mendenhall to Arizona, Host Free Agents Beanie Wells and Kellen Davis
March 14th, 2013 at 10:46 AM
Day two in the NFL Free Agency period, the Pittsburgh Steelers were still busy crafting their 2013 roster. First the team signed back-up quarterback Bruce Gradkowski to a three-year deal and released guard Willie Colon. They followed that activity by re-signing long snapper Greg Warren and hosting running back Beanie...
Pittsburgh Steelers Reportedly Ink Quarterback Bruce Gradkowski to a Three-Year Contract; Release Guard Willie Colon
March 13th, 2013 at 1:03 PM
One day after re-signing three of their own, the Pittsburgh Steelers ventured outside the organization to sign former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Bruce Gradkowski. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the two sides reached a three-year agreement (financial terms undisclosed).***PHOTO1***For Gradkowski, originally a sixth round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
Pittsburgh Steelers Re-Sign Larry Foote and Plaxico Burress; Lose Mike Wallace
March 13th, 2013 at 12:19 AM
The beginning of the NFL free agency period is usually one of the most boring and painful day’s fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers will endure every season. With the teams philosophies of building through the draft and refusing to overpay for players, the Steelers are rarely active and almost always...
Pittsburgh Steelers Running Back Jonathan Dwyer Signs His RFA Tender
March 12th, 2013 at 1:57 PM
As the Pittsburgh Steelers were finishing up the restructuring of linebacker LaMarr Woodley, news came out that one of their restricted free agents already signed his tender. 2012 leading rusher Jonathan Dwyer signed his tender and will return in 2013 at the $1.3 million salary.***PHOTO1***The 23-year old running back has...
Pittsburgh Steelers Re-Sign Offensive Guard Ramon Foster
March 11th, 2013 at 9:26 PM
One day before the official kick-off of the NFL Free agency period, the Pittsburgh Steelers came to terms with unrestricted free agent-to-be Ramon Foster. While financial terms of the three-year contract were not disclosed, the decision to re-sign the veteran was a positive move.***PHOTO1***Often overlooked, Foster has started 42-games in...
Pittsburgh Steelers Decide to Tender Four of Their Six Restricted Free Agents
March 9th, 2013 at 9:25 PM
The Pittsburgh Steelers had a busy day Saturday, releasing former All Pro linebacker James Harrison in a salary cap move and tendering some of their six restricted free agents. While some of the tenders were predictable, there were a couple of surprises.***PHOTO1***Of the six restricted free agents, the Steelers decided...
Pittsburgh Steelers Release Linebacker James Harrison
March 9th, 2013 at 3:06 PM
After negotiating for a couple weeks to no avail, the Pittsburgh Steelers have released former All-Pro linebacker James Harrison. The move announced by the franchise, and by Harrison on twitter does not come as a surprise.***PHOTO1***Harrison, who had two-years remaining on his contract, has not performed to the level in...
Pittsburgh Steelers Come to Terms with Cornerback William Gay on a Three-Year Contract
March 4th, 2013 at 5:36 PM
As Steelers 101 mentioned in an article Sunday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers and cornerback William Gay have been reunited. The two sides met on Monday and the team announced that they indeed signed the veteran to a three-year contract (terms still undisclosed).***PHOTO1***According to multiple sources on twitter, this move will...
Pittsburgh Steelers to Meet with Cornerback William Gay About a Possible Return
March 3rd, 2013 at 10:18 PM
Last week the Arizona Cardinals cleared some salary cap room by releasing former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback William Gay. Sunday, it appears that Gays’ search for a new team may be a short one.***PHOTO1***Reports on twitter and other sources have Gay and the Steelers meeting to discuss a potential return to...
Pittsburgh Steelers Decide to Pass on Wide Receiver Steve Breaston
March 1st, 2013 at 8:40 PM
Thursday the Pittsburgh Steelers inched into compliance of the NFL salary cap by completing a restructured deal with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. They also added a player to the roster, claiming quarterback John Parker Wilson from waivers. During that time, they also found time to meet with former Kansas City Chiefs...
NFL Sets the 2013 Salary Cap at $123 Million, a Slight Increase from 2012
February 28th, 2013 at 8:09 PM
The majority of this past week has seen the Pittsburgh Steelers restructure players to ease their way into compliance of the 2013 NFL salary cap. Today, teams across the league learned what that number will be.***PHOTO1*** At this point, it appears that the salary cap will sit somewhere between $123 million...
Pittsburgh Steelers Claim Quarterback John Parker Wilson Off Waivers from the Jacksonville Jaguars
February 28th, 2013 at 7:18 PM
The Pittsburgh Steelers made some quarterback news Thursday on two fronts. First they finalized the restructuring of quarterback Ben Roethlisbergers’ contract, saving the team $6 million in salary cap space. Once that was complete, the NFL announced that they were awarded a quarterback off waivers.***PHOTO1***John Parker Wilson, who spent the...
Pittsburgh Steelers Also Tap Antonio Brown to Restructure His Contract
February 27th, 2013 at 9:44 PM
One day after news broke that the Pittsburgh Steelers were in the process of restructuring the contracts of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and linebacker Lawrence Timmons, the team found a third target. Wide receiver Antonio Brown, who has not made it a full calendar year since signing a big-money extension, restructured...
Pittsburgh Steelers to Restructure Ben Roethlisberger and Lawrence Timmons to Clear Salary Cap Space
February 26th, 2013 at 11:17 PM
Steelers 101 started to dissect the dire salary cap situation the day after the Pittsburgh Steelers disappointing 2012 campaign came to an end. Tuesday, fans finally got a glimpse into the mindset of the franchise and the start of dealing with the situation.***PHOTO1***Multiple sources across twitter and the internet have...
