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| Appalachian State's LeGree among cut FCS players |
Division I-AA College Football |
09/05/2011 |
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| Villanova Jacksonville Jaguars (3rd, 76) - Will Rackley, OG, Lehigh New York Jets (3rd, 94) - Kenrick Ellis, DT, Hampton Dallas Cowboys (4th, 110) - David Arkin, OG, Missouri State Oakland Raiders (4th, 125) - Taiwan Jones, RB/KR, Eastern Washington Pittsburgh Steelers (4th, 128) - Cortez Allen, CB, The Citadel Denver Broncos (4th, 129) - Julius Thomas, TE, Portland State Cleveland Browns (5th, 137) - Buster Skrine, CB, Chattanooga San Francisco 49ers (5th, 163) - Daniel Kilgore, C, Appalachian State Green Bay Pac |
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| Hills, Gilmore among Steelers' final cuts |
NFL Football |
09/03/2011 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbooks) - The Pittsburgh Steelers released five players Saturday to reach the required 53-man maximum, including offensive lineman Tony Hills and veteran tight end John Gilmore. Hills was a fourth-round pick by Pittsburgh in the 2008 draft who had made just four appearances for the team over his first three years. The former University of Texas standout had been competing to be the Steelers' starting right guard during the preseason, but was beaten out by Doug Legursky. Gilmore, a nine-yea |
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| Carolina Panthers 2011 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
09/01/2011 |
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| nding Newton with the first overall pick begins a new marriage in Carolina. Rivera has been pleased with Newton's progression so far through training camp as well as the preseason, and will give Newton another start under center Thursday against the Pittsburgh Steelers. "The biggest thing that came out of it was seeing what his potential can be," Rivera said. "I know potential is a scary word, but the young man just continues to progress and did some really good things. When we watched the tape, we came away feeli |
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| Preseason finale last shot for some Steelers |
NFL Football |
08/30/2011 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - The stars on the Pittsburgh Steelers will be in baseball caps by the second quarter of the team's preseason finale against Carolina on Thursday. Then, the real drama begins. NFL teams must trim the roster from 80 players to 53 this weekend and there are precious few spots available on the veteran-laden defending AFC champions. Wide receiver Tyler Grisham has been in this position before. He's spent time on the practice squad in each of the last two seasons after failing to make the roste |
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| Steelers QB Leftwich breaks arm |
NFL Football |
08/27/2011 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbooks) - Pittsburgh Steelers backup quarterback Byron Leftwich broke his left arm during Saturday night's preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons. Late in the third quarter, Leftwich scrambled to his right for six yards. Atlanta linebacker Stephen Nicholas took down Leftwich, who landed on the turf awkwardly. Dennis Dixon will now be the backup to starter Ben Roethlisberger. |
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| Steelers down Falcons; Leftwich, Pouncey hurt |
NFL Football |
08/27/2011 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbooks) - Ben Roethlisberger completed 11-of-16 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns, as the Pittsburgh Steelers took down the Atlanta Falcons, 34-16, in preseason action. Antonio Brown caught both of Roethlisberger's touchdown passes -- 77 and 44 yards. The second-year pro out of Central Michigan ended with four catches for 137 yards. Crezdon Butler returned an interception 95 yards for a touchdown in the victory. The news was not all good for the Steelers, who lost reserve quarterback |
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| Essex rejoins Steelers' jumbled offensive line |
NFL Football |
08/24/2011 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - Three Super Bowl appearances over the past six years, three different starting centers for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Three different right guards, left tackles and right tackles, too. In fact, along the Pittsburgh's offensive line, only left guard has had a modicum of stability over the course of Super Bowl wins following the 2005 and 2008 seasons and even through last season's Super Bowl loss to the Green Bay Packers. In a league - and on a team - in which stability, chemistry and cohesive |
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| Butler, Stanfel selected as senior nominees for Pro Football Hall |
NFL Football |
08/24/2011 |
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| e Class of 2012. The Hall of Fame selection meeting will be held on February 4, 2012, the day before Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. Both players were members of the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 1950s. Butler played nine seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1951-59 and was a Pro Bowl choice in each of his final four years. He recorded 52 career interceptions for 827 yards and four touchdowns, including an NFL- best 10 picks during the 1957 season. Stanfel was selected for five Pro Bowls during a s |
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| Kolb's arrival boosts Arizona in weak NFL West |
NFL Football |
08/23/2011 |
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| ns while the Cardinals try to develop second-year pro O'Brien Schofield and rookie Sam Acho at the position. Expect more and unpredictable blitzes from Ray Horton, the third defensive coordinator in Whisenhunt's five seasons, who has installed the Pittsburgh Steelers' scheme. He believes the front three of Darnell Dockett, Dan Williams and Calais Campbell is the defense's strength. Safety Adrian Wilson, trying to avoid surgery, has sat out the entire training camp with a torn right biceps tendon. Whisenhunt |
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| Cowboys high hopes amidst watchful eyes |
NFL Football |
08/23/2011 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Every professional sports league has them - franchises that seem to garner more attention than the rest of the league combined. In Major League Baseball it's the New York Yankees, despite some tough competition from Wisconsin the Pittsburgh Steelers are the toast of the NFL, in the NBA the Los Angeles Lakers steal the limelight, in the NHL the reliable old Detroit Red Wings seem to always be in the mix, even across the Atlantic the media is enamored by one club in particular, Manchester United |
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