Steelers News

For Steelers Farrior, Taylor, the work prevents the hurt
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July 2
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
 
"The last time Steelers defensive captain James Farrior missed a game due to injury was Nov. 20, 2005, against the Ravens. Farrior has since made 54 consecutive regular-season starts at inside linebacker, and he has been in the starting lineup for 108 of 112 regular-season games since joining the Steelers as a free agent in 2002. The 2008 Pro Bowler, his second election to the team, is among the most durable and productive players in the league. Starting cornerback Ike Taylor, the Steelers' fourth-round pick in 2003, has never missed a regular-season game due to injury -- a streak spanning six seasons and 93 games. (He didn't appear in three games in 2004.) Together, Farrior and Taylor have ..."
Steelers sign third-round pick Urbik
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June 30
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"The Steelers today agreed to a three-year contact with guard Kraig Urbik, the first of their three third-round draft picks. No financial terms were released. Urbik, the 79th selection overall, is the eighth of nine draft picks to sign. Only No. 1 pick Ziggy Hood remains without a deal."
Steelers sign Urbik
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June 29
Beaver County Times
 
"The Steelers have signed another of their 2009 draft picks. Today, guard Kraig Urbik agreed to a three-year contract. The Steelers have now signed eight of their nine draft choices."
Rod Woodson: The Steelers, the breakup and his date in Canton
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June 29
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"On occasion, a player comes along who does not belong in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a player so dominant in his sport that he deserves a higher honor. A player such as Rod Woodson. Who says? How about these guys: "Without a doubt,'' Bill Cowher said, "he'll go down as one of the greatest players to ever play the game.'' "If you tell me Rod Woodson is your top defensive back of all time," said Dick LeBeau, "you will get no argument from me because he certainly merits that." "He was a player you get once in a long time," said Dan Rooney. And more ... "He, in my opinion, might be the greatest athlete that Chuck Noll ever drafted," said Mel Blount. "And that's saying a lot when you think ..."
Starks signs $26 million four-year deal with Steelers
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June 27
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
 
"The Steelers have been saying since March that signing offensive tackle Max Starks to a long-term contract was one of their top priorities. They finally made it happen Tuesday. The Steelers and Starks agreed to a four-year deal that can be worth as much as $26.3 million and includes a $10 million signing bonus. Starks, 27, had signed a one-year, $8.451 million deal at the end of February. His new contract, which replaces the old one, allows him to stay with the team that drafted him beyond the 2009 season. In addition, it provides the Steelers with some stability at left tackle where they don't have an experienced player behind Starks. "It also gives us (salary) cap flexibility to possibly ..."
Steelers defensive back Bryant retiring
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June 27
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
 
"Steelers cornerback Fernando Bryant announced his retirement today following a 10-year NFL career. Bryant, 32, signed with the Steelers on Nov. 11, 2008 and saw action in two regular-season games. He was inactive for the Steelers' final five regular-season games and their playoff victories over San Diego and Baltimore and their triumph over Arizona in Super Bowl XLIII."
Roethlisberger ready for some rest, relaxation
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June 25
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"Now that the Steelers are officially on break until training camp, what is there for Ben Roethlisberger to do? Lots, actually, including some youth football, golf, Penguins watching and traveling to Georgia for some rest and relaxation. "It's been good, a little crazy," Roethlisberger said of the offseason. "It's been a lot of down time, but I get to play a lot of golf, so that has been fun." Roethlisberger was able to pull himself from the links long enough to play host to his second annual Old Spice Ben Roethlisberger Football Camp at Mars Area High School. The camp, whose media sponsors include the Post-Gazette, runs three days for three hours in the morning for 450 boys and girls ages ..."
Steelers: Starks signs contract
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June 25
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"The Steelers checked one contract off their to-do list and signed offensive tackle Max Starks to a four-year, $26.3 million contract yesterday with a signing bonus of about $10 million. Starks, a six-year veteran, now is signed through 2012. It has long been a goal of the Steelers to sign Starks to a long-term contract. He was the Steelers' second-highest paid player last season, even though he began the year as a reserve. But, for the past two years, the Steelers have prevented him from becoming an unrestricted free agent. He earned $6.9 million last season as the team's transition player and was labeled the franchise player in February, setting him up to earn $8,451,000 this season, the ..."
Roethlisberger ready for some rest, relaxation
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June 24
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"Now that the Steelers are officially on break until training camp, what is there for Ben Roethlisberger to do? Lots, actually, including some youth football, golf, Penguins watching and traveling to Georgia for some rest and relaxation. "It's been good, a little crazy," Roethlisberger said of the offseason. "It's been a lot of down time, but I get to play a lot of golf, so that has been fun." Roethlisberger was able to pull himself from the links long enough to play host to his second annual Old Spice Ben Roethlisberger Football Camp at Mars Area High School. The camp, whose media sponsors include the Post-Gazette, runs three days for three hours in the morning for 450 boys and girls ages ..."
Steelers: Starks signs contract
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June 24
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"The Steelers checked one contract off their to-do list and signed offensive tackle Max Starks to a four-year, $26.3 million contract yesterday with a signing bonus of about $10 million. Starks, a six-year veteran, now is signed through 2012. It has long been a goal of the Steelers to sign Starks to a long-term contract. He was the Steelers' second-highest paid player last season, even though he began the year as a reserve. But, for the past two years, the Steelers have prevented him from becoming an unrestricted free agent. He earned $6.9 million last season as the team's transition player and was labeled the franchise player in February, setting him up to earn $8,451,000 this season, the ..."
Steelers sign Starks to four-year deal
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June 23
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"The Steelers signed six-year veteran offensive tackle Max Starks to a new four-year contract today that will keep him with the team through 2012, the team announced today. Financial terms of the deal were not released. Starks, who is slated to play left tackle for the Steelers in 2009, was originally drafted by the team in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft out of Florida. He began his career as a right tackle, making 30 consecutive regular season starts at the position from 2005-06, before missing the final two games in 2006 with a knee injury. Starks started 15 regular season games at left tackle from 2007-08, in place of injured starter Marvel Smith. He started at left tackle in all ..."
Cornerback Fernando Bryant Retires
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June 23
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
 
"Though he made little to no impact with the Steelers last season, the club is losing cornerback Fernando Bryant, as reports from his agent Drew Rosenhaus state that the CB is retiring. He joined the Steelers back last November, but didn't do all that much, and didn't even appear in a postseason game."
Foote returns home with dual missions
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June 23
Detroit News
 
"Larry Foote sat behind his desk looking at a newly installed trophy case in his home office. There were Pittsburgh Steelers helmets, Steelers footballs and two replicas of the NFL championship trophies he won during a seven-year career in Pittsburgh. "Hopefully, we can get some championship Lions stuff up there," he said. Pittsburgh is in the rearview mirror after he signed a one-year deal with the Lions. Foote returns home with a dual mission. He wants to help his hometown team become good again and he wants to improve his hometown by reshaping the minds of young people who too often fall victim to the streets. Foote, a 29-year-old linebacker, begins a three-day minicamp today with ..."
Steelers sign another draft pick
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June 20
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"Tight end David Johnson, a seventh-round draft pick, has agreed to a three-year contract with the Steelers, the team said today. Johnson, 6-2 and 260 pounds, caught 45 passes for 760 yards and nine touchdowns while at Arkansas State. The Steelers have signed seven of their nine draft picks, leaving defensive end Ziggy Hood, a first-round pick, and offensive lineman Kraig Urbik, a third-round pick, yet to sign. The team report2 to training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe on July 31."
Bulluck shows off 'gift' from Steelers fan
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June 19
Nashville City Paper
 
"Keith Bulluck wanted to wait, but when the right question was asked, he couldn't help but show off a little present he received last February from an anonymous donor. Bulluck was asked a polite question about opening the 2009 season in primetime on Sept. 10 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Then, a follow-up question was asked if Bulluck thought he was a marked man because he was one of three Titans players to be seen defacing the Steelers' fans yellow Terrible Towels after the Titans' 31-14 win at LP Field last season. Bulluck reached into the bottom of his locker and pulled out the "gift." It was an Official Pittsburgh Steelers Terrible Towel from Super Bowl XXXIII, sent to Bulluck with a ..."
Steelers sign another draft pick
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June 19
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"Tight end David Johnson, a seventh-round draft pick, has agreed to a three-year contract with the Steelers, the team said today. Johnson, 6-2 and 260 pounds, caught 45 passes for 760 yards and nine touchdowns while at Arkansas State."
Steelers cut Estermyer, sign Shipley
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June 19
Beaver County Times
 
"Mark Estermyer's bid to make the Pittsburgh Steelers' roster as a long snapper is over, at least for now. Estermyer, a Blackhawk High School graduate who played at Pitt, was cut Thursday. Apparently, the Steelers are confident that veteran Greg Warren has sufficiently recovered from a knee injury that forced him to miss the second half of last year's Super Bowl season. "They told me that they liked how I was snapping the ball, but I guess it was a numbers thing," Estermyer said. "They told me to stay ready in case anything happens to Greg. I'm on their short list. "Right now, I'm just going to stay in shape and maybe catch on with another team that might need a long snapper." If Estermyer ..."
Former Steelers player to go to trial for writing bad checks
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June 19
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"Former Steelers running back Verron Haynes is scheduled to go to trial in September for writing bad checks to pay off an Aston Martin he bought from a Monroeville car dealer. Mr. Haynes, 30, now with the Atlanta Falcons, had a pretrial conference yesterday on charges that three checks he wrote to A"
Steelers cut Estermyer
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June 18
Beaver County Times
 
"Mark Estermyer's bid to make the Pittsburgh Steelers' roster as a long snapper is over, at least for now. Estermyer, a Blackhawk High School graduate who played at Pitt, was cut by the Steelers today. He was an undrafted rookie free agent. Apparently, the Steelers believe that veteran Greg Warren has sufficiently recovered from a knee injury that forced him to miss the second half of last year's Super Bowl season."
Former Steelers player to go to trial for writing bad checks
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June 18
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"Former Steelers running back Verron Haynes is scheduled to go to trial in September for writing bad checks to pay off an Aston Martin he bought from a Monroeville car dealer. Mr. Haynes, 30, now with the Atlanta Falcons, had a pretrial conference yesterday on charges that three checks he wrote to A"
Three Years Ago…it Had Already Started
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June 16
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
 
"The Steelers are about to embark on another journey to try to win their NFL record 7th Super Bowl in the 2009 season. If you look back on the 2006 season, the team had a similar goal in mine, coming off their 5th Super Bowl win the February before beating the Seahawks 21-10 in Detroit. That dream of back-to-back Super Bowls never even came close, as the team limped to a 2-6 start, and then played well down the stretch, but still ended the year just 8-8, the final season for then head coach Bill Cowher. If you look back to that 06 season, the Steelers issues started well before opening night vs the Dolphins. There were injuries, accidents, retirements, and rumors of Cowher walking away. ..."
Steelers sign three draft choices; punter released
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June 15
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"The Steelers may have completed spring practice Thursday, but management announced a couple of personnel moves yesterday as the team began its offseason break. The team signed three of its 2009 draft picks, cornerback Keenan Lewis, cornerback Joe Burnett and running back Frank Summers and released punter Dirk Johnson. Financial terms of the three-year contracts for the draft picks were not released. Lewis, a cornerback out of Oregon State, was the 96th pick overall and the third of the team's three third-round selections. Steelers secondary coach Ray Horton compared him to Ike Taylor in style and physique. An all-Pac-10 honorable mention and an academic all-Pac-10 player his senior year, ..."
Steelers sign three draft choices; punter released
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June 14
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"The Steelers may have completed spring practice Thursday, but management announced a couple of personnel moves yesterday as the team began its offseason break. The team signed three of its 2009 draft picks, cornerback Keenan Lewis, cornerback Joe Burnett and running back Frank Summers and released punter Dirk Johnson. Financial terms of the three-year contracts for the draft picks were not released. Lewis, a cornerback out of Oregon State, was the 96th pick overall and the third of the team's three third-round selections. Steelers secondary coach Ray Horton compared him to Ike Taylor in style and physique. An all-Pac-10 honorable mention and an academic all-Pac-10 player his senior year, ..."
Roethlisberger shoots an 81 at Bethpage Black
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June 13
Beaver County Times
 
"Ben Roethlisberger didn't exactly tear up the Black Course at Bethpage State Park. But he sure put on a respectable performance. Playing today in the U.S. Open Challenge, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback shot an 11-over 81. That's not a bad number at the formidable par-70 course in Farmingdale, N.Y., that will host next week's U.S. Open. In this made-for-TV event, Roethlisberger played with former NBA superstar Michael Jordan, pop singer/songwriter Justin Timberlake and Phoenix policeman Larry Giebelhausen. Jordan, who has a 1.2 handicap, shot an 86. Timberlake, a 6 handicap, shot an 88."
Steelers sign three draft choices; punter released
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June 13
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"The Steelers may have completed spring practice Thursday, but management announced a couple of personnel moves yesterday as the team began its offseason break. The team signed three of its 2009 draft picks, cornerback Keenan Lewis, cornerback Joe Burnett and running back Frank Summers and released punter Dirk Johnson. Financial terms of the three-year contracts for the draft picks were not released. Lewis, a cornerback out of Oregon State, was the 96th pick overall and the third of the team's three third-round selections. Steelers secondary coach Ray Horton compared him to Ike Taylor in style and physique. An all-Pac-10 honorable mention and an academic all-Pac-10 player his senior year, ..."
Steelers sign three draft picks
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June 12
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"The Steelers may have completed spring practice yesterday, but management announced a couple of personnel moves today as the team began its offseason break. Pittsburgh signed three of its 2009 draft picks, cornerback Keenan Lewis, cornerback Joe Burnett and running back Frank Summers and released punter Dirk Johnson. Financial terms of the three-year contracts for the draft picks were not released. Lewis, a cornerback out of Oregon State, was the 96th pick overall and the third of the team's three third round selections. Steelers secondary coach Ray Horton compared him to Ike Taylor in style and physique. An All-Pac 10 honorable mention and Academic All-Pac 10 player his senior year, Lewis ..."
Steelers look ahead to Super Bowl title defense
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June 12
Beaver County Times
 
"The next time the Steelers gather, the drive for yet another Super Bowl begins in earnest. That would be the evening of July 31 when they take part in their annual conditioning test and the morning of Aug. 1 when the horn sounds for the first training camp practice. "By the time we report to training camp, our quest is to still be a driven group, to go out and play hard and not worry about Super Bowl (XLIV) being down in Miami, but putting in the foundation," wide receiver Hines Ward said Thursday as the Steelers' completed the last of their organized team activity workouts. "What happened last year is over." To many Steelers, the afterglow of the Super Bowl XLIII victory came to an end ..."
Shipley to throw out first pitch for Spikes
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June 12
Beaver County Times
 
"Next on A.Q. Shipley's to-do list is throwing a baseball. Shipley, the Steelers' rookie center, will throw out the ceremonial first-pitch next Friday when the State College Spikes open their 2009 minor-league season. The Spikes are the Pittsburgh Pirates short-season Class A affiliate. "I'm excited about it," said Shipley, a Moon Area graduate who played college football at Penn Sate. "It's an opportunity to get back to a place where I have so many wonderful memories and it's a chance for me to get my name out there. It's a nice little marketing opportunity." The Spikes' home field is located just a few hundreds yards from Beaver Stadium, home of the Nittany Lions' football team. At Moon, ..."
Tomlin stresses physical conditioning in send-off
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June 12
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"Distractions and Super Bowl champions often go hand in hand, a pairing too well-known around these parts. It was three years ago today that the Steelers' quest for consecutive Super Bowl victories hit the pavement riding when Ben Roethlisberger's motorcycle accident set the tone for their 2006 season. Yesterday, the newest Super Bowl champs polished off their spring practices. They enter the truly off part of their offseason with some words of advice from a head coach who was not here three years ago. "What I said to the football team," coach Mike Tomlin said yesterday after the spring practice finale, "was physical conditioning [means] more than anything else. So, between now and July ..."
Steelers rookie wideout a quick learner
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June 11
Beaver County Times
 columnist Mike Bires
"Mike Wallace doesn't have a car right now, so there's no chance he'll get stopped by the cops for speeding. But on the football field, this guy can fly. He's only worked out with the Steelers for 15 off-season practices. But he's seen enough of his new teammates to claim he's the fastest man on the roster. "By far ... by far," he said with a sheepish grin. "If you're talking about foot speed, those guys don't want to see me in a race." A rookie wide receiver taken in the third round of the NFL Draft, Wallace said he could beat speed burners like Santonio Holmes, Ike Taylor, Willie Parker or Troy Polamalu in a 40-yard dash or 100-yard sprint. But he knows speed alone won't guarantee him ..."
A starter at cornerback, overcoming pressure nothing new to Gay
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June 11
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"William Gay already knows the pressure of playing cornerback in a Super Bowl against receivers Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin, so what's the big deal about a little regular-season home opener? Actually, where Gay has been, the pressure of playing in a Super Bowl was nothing. Just as being one of only two new starters on the NFL's top defense carries little stress for him. Gay knows real pressure, the kind that comes when your mother is murdered by your stepfather at age 8, and when your biological father dies four years later. You want to talk about pressure? He wrote a how-to book on overcoming it. You want to point a finger at Gay next season if he gets beat on a long pass from his ..."
Steelers Aren't Flashy, but Their Rings Are
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June 11
New York Times
 
"When the Steelers won their N.F.L.-best sixth Super Bowl - giving them one more than the Cowboys and the 49ers - it seemed to call for a ring that would look not only important but different from their previous five. As to what that would mean, there was no shortage of opinions. On the plane home from Tampa, Fla., wide receiver Hines Ward sketched his idea for the design. Over the following weeks other team members put in their two cents, with Ward, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and linebackers James Farrior and James Harrison participating in the top-secret design meetings and funneling requests to Dan Rooney, the team chairman, and his son Art II, the team president. Asked what he was ..."
Prosecutors drop drug charges against Steelers' Holmes
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June 10
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"Prosecutors dropped marijuana possession charges against Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes this morning after deciding there was not probable cause for the traffic stop that led to the charges. Mr. Holmes, 25, who was named Super Bowl MVP this year after his game-winning touchdown catch, was found with a small amount of marijuana after police pulled him over near Mellon Arena on Oct. 23. Assistant District Attorney Rachel Newman announced at a hearing this morning before Allegheny County Judge Lester G. Nauhaus that, after reviewing case law, she determined the stop would not hold up in court. Ms. Newman said that Pittsburgh Police Lt. Kevin Kraus received an anonymous tip that a ..."
Steelers get their Super Bowl rings
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June 10
Beaver County Times
 
"The Pittsburgh Steelers have received a gorgeous piece of jewelry commemorating the franchise's sixth Super Bowl championship. Tuesday at a private ceremony in the East Club at Heinz Field, members of the 2008 roster got their rings symbolic of their 27-23 win over the Arizona Cardinals in SB 43. "They're awesome," said linebacker James Farrior, who was one of a handful of players asked to help design the rings. "They're loaded with ice." That's "ice" as in diamonds. The ring features six large diamonds that surround the Steelers' logo. That logo is formed with yellow, red and blue stones and is surrounded by 32 small diamonds. Other small diamonds symbolize the Steelers' seven AFC ..."
Steelers' Super Bowl ring: Latest one includes 63 diamonds and traditional setting of black and gold
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June 10
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"The Steelers' Super Bowl ring keeps getting bigger, and Joe Greene, who picked up his sixth last night, could not decide which he likes more. You have six kids, you love them all equally. "There is no best," Greene said. The latest, which weighs in at 3.7 ounces and contains 63 diamonds that go 3.61 carats, is Greene's and the Steelers' biggest, by far, dwarfing their ring from Super Bowl XL. Counting all the diamonds, it was another whiteout night across town in Pittsburgh. "It is a beautiful ring," said Greene, who earned four as a Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Steelers and two more as a scout. "Beautiful, beautiful ring." Greene is one of five club employees who have earned six ..."
Some Steelers tickets on sale Saturday, June 20
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June 10
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"A limited number of tickets for individual Steelers home games will be for sale beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 20, through Ticketmaster. Fans may buy a total of up to four tickets for regular season games and an unlimited number for the two preseason home games. Most tickets will cost either $59 or $62, but some single seats costing up to $240 will be available. Tickets will be sold at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Tickets will not be sold at Ticketmaster outlets. They are expected to sell out quickly. All accessible seating will be available through Ticketmaster starting at 10:00 a.m. June 20."
Bowling today, ring ceremony tonight
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June 9
Beaver County Times
 
"Today, it will be nothing but fun and pleasure for the Steelers. Coach Mike Tomlin will not put the team through its 12th of 14 allowed organized team activities. Instead, the Steelers will go bowling. And then tonight, members of the 2008 team will receive their Super Bowl rings at a private ceremony at Heinz Field. "They''re awesome," said linebacker James Farrior, who was one of a handful of players asked by team president Art Rooney II to design the rings. "They're loaded with ice.""
Steelers Fantasy Football Camp ... Living the dream with the Steelers, alumni
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June 8
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"The first year Tom Pisano went to Steelers Fantasy Football Camp at St. Vincent College, it was a birthday gift from his wife. Every camp since has been a gift from himself. "I've met a lot of good people here. One year it was Franco [Harris]. This year it was Hines Ward. I really like the interaction with the Steeler alumni," said Mr. Pisano, 50, originally from Beaver Falls and now living in Orlando, Fla. "And this year, we got to hold the Super Bowl trophy and get our picture taken with it. That's once in a lifetime. I mean, how many times am I going to hold the Super Bowl trophy?" Now in its seventh off-season, the weekend-long Steelers Fantasy Camp gave 300 men from 38 states and two ..."
Roethlisberger returns to Steelers practice
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June 7
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
 
"Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is practicing a day after hurting his left knee during drills at the Steelers' South Side facility. Roethlisberger limped off the field Wednesday and declined to comment on how he injured his knee or the severity of it. His taking part in practice today confirms that the injury is not serious."
Steelers of '70s dismiss Tarkenton's comments
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June 7
Beaver County Times
 
"A sore subject within the proud Pittsburgh Steelers organization is conjecture that the Super Bowl teams of the 1970s had a bunch of steroid users on the roster. That topic was brought up recently by former NFL quarterback Frank Tarkenton, and some of the "Steel Curtain" Steelers were not happy about it. Tarkenton, the losing quarterback in Super Bowl IX when the Steelers beat the Minnesota Vikings 16-6, made the comments during a radio interview on 790 The Zone in Atlanta. "We're playing the Steelers in the Super Bowl in '75 or '76, and I'm warming up with my center, Mick Tingelhoff, who's an eight-time all-pro, Tarkenton said. "He's my roommate … he's about 6-2, 245 … we're on the field ..."
Steelers Notebook: After another surgery, Sepulveda is punting
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June 7
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"Daniel Sepulveda is back punting, six weeks after he had another surgery on his right knee. The surgery, previously undisclosed, was to repair a torn meniscus in Sepulveda's plant leg. It is the same knee that underwent surgery in August to repair a torn ACL and put Sepulveda on injured reserve all season. The bottom line, Sepulveda said, is that his right knee "feels better than it has in four years or so." Sepulveda said his anterior cruciate ligament sufficiently healed by Super Bowl XLIII and he had planned to punt during the spring until an MRI discovered the torn meniscus after he mentioned to trainer John Norwig that his knee bothered him. Norwig ordered an MRI that showed the tear, ..."
Steelers open training camp on July 31
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June 5
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"The Steelers report to training camp at St. Vincent College in Latrobe July 31 and will hold their first practice Aug. 1, the club announced today. All afternoon practices are open and begin at 2:55 p.m. The only night practice will take place Aug. 7 at Latrobe Memorial Stadium. The schedule of training camp practices open to the public: Aug. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (7 p.m.), 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. The Steelers break camp Aug. 21."
After another surgery, Sepulveda is punting
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June 5
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"Daniel Sepulveda is back punting, six weeks after he had another surgery on his right knee. The surgery, previously undisclosed, was to repair a torn meniscus in Sepulveda's plant leg. It is the same knee that underwent surgery in August to repair a torn ACL and put Sepulveda on injured reserve all season. The bottom line, Sepulveda said, is that his right knee "feels better than it has in four years or so." Sepulveda said his anterior cruciate ligament sufficiently healed by Super Bowl XLIII and he had planned to punt during the spring until an MRI discovered the torn meniscus after he mentioned to trainer John Norwig that his knee bothered him. Norwig ordered an MRI that showed the tear, ..."
Big Ben's collision with Fast Willie caused 'injury'
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June 5
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger returned to practice today, wearing a wrap on his left knee, the only sign of the "injury" from Wednesday's practice. And teammate Willie Parker revealed that it was a collision between the running back and quarterback that caused the temporary problem that led to Roethlisberger limping off the practice field Wednesday. "Actually, me and him bumped knees on a certain play," Parker said. Parker then laughed as he said, "But he's definitely all right and he's a competitor. I guess he just likes a lot of attention sometimes and he likes being the little baby, but Ben is definitely a warrior." Parker said his knee that hit Roethlisberger's was "great.""
Ron Woodson selects presenter for his Hall induction
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June 5
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"Former Steelers cornerback Rod Woodson named Tracy Foster, a friend and business associate, as his presenter when he is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Aug. 8 in Canton, Ohio. Woodson and Foster have remained friends since high school."
Roethlisberger practices this morning, seems OK
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June 4
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger took the field this morning with the rest of his Steelers teammates and showed little sign that his left knee bothered him. Roethlisberger left a voluntary practice yesterday, limping off the field with an injured knee. After a trainer looked at the knee and he stretched it out, the quarterback watched the rest of practice and limped around the training facility the rest of the day. This morning, he wore a black wrap around his left knee, but that was the only evidence of any type of injury. He stretched with his teammates before practice, then pulled on his helmet and joined the first-team offense to open drills."
Big Ben back at practice
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June 4
Beaver County Times
 
"Ben Roethlisberger was back at practice today. The tweaked or bruised knee injury he sustained Wednesday obviously wasn't serious. While throwing a pass yesterday, the Steelers star quarterback appeared to be bumped by an on-rushing linebacker. At that point, Roethlisberger was done for the day. Roethlisberger was immediately examined by a trainer. But the injury wasn't serious enough for any of the trainers to wrap the injured knee."
Roethlisberger limps off practice field after injury
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June 4
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
"Even bumps and bruises can become big news when they involve Ben Roethlisberger. So when the Steelers quarterback limped off the field during practice yesterday with an injury to his left knee, a few anxious moments followed. Steelers trainer John Norwig took a long look at the quarterback, who limped heavily off the field. Roethlisberger's knee was then stretched out, and he watched the rest of practice. Coach Mike Tomlin declined to discuss the injury and said through a spokesman that there would be no update. Roethlisberger also declined to talk about the injury after practice or how it happened. An hour later, he was dressed in shorts, a golf shirt and a baseball cap with no support on ..."