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鈥檛 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 team鈥檚 Rookie of the Year.The Pittsburgh Steelers are set at safety, correct?Well, maybe not.In fact, they ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Of all the things to remember about Dan Rooney, the one that comes to mind immediately is the hot dog line.The Steelers put out a couple of pans of hot dogs in the press room at halftime of games at Heinz Field. Because the hot dogs are free, the line is long, and Dan Rooney ...
I went to the wake of a great man a couple of days ago, and I wasn鈥檛 sure what to wear.My best suit was reserved for the funeral, and my pants on the runner-up didn鈥檛 fit anymore.Hey, one of the best things about being a sportswriter is that I don鈥檛 need more than two suits, but the ...
He was the son of the first football family of Pittsburgh. And he was its father.Dan Rooney, Chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers and guiding hand through its greatest era, died Thursday at the age of 84.聽Rooney, through his leadership, decision-making, paternal spirit, fellowship, love of the ...
Have the Steelers ever not drafted an offensive lineman?It鈥檚 seemingly a perpetual need, but the last time they did not draft one was 鈥� um, is this right 鈥� 2015?OK, so they have a little experience skipping the position.Oh, they didn鈥檛 draft one in 2013 either?All right, so the ...
