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| Steelers sign LBs Frazier, Harrison |
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03/16/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Steelers re-signed free agent linebackers Andre Frazier and Arnold Harrison on Monday. Frazier, 26, was an unrestricted free agent and signed a two-year contract with the club. The former Cincinnati Bengal has spent parts of the past two seasons with the Steelers, recording six special teams tackles in 2008. In 47 career games, Frazier has compiled 42 tackles and two sacks. The reigning Super Bowl champs signed Harrison to a one-year deal after the Georgia product |
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| Steelers keep Colon with one-year deal |
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03/11/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Steelers retained the services of Willie Colon, inking the restricted free agent offensive tackle to a one-year contract. Colon, who will turn 26 on April 9, was originally selected by the Steelers in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He has started every game at right tackle for Pittsburgh over the last two years. The Steelers first inserted Colon into the starting lineup after right tackle Max Starks went down with an injury late in the 2006 season. Colon h |
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| Packers add S Smith |
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03/09/2009 |
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| Green Bay, WI (MySportsbook) - The Green Bay Packers signed safety Anthony Smith, who had been with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team announced Monday. Smith had spent his entire three-year NFL career in Pittsburgh after being a third-round selection by the club in 2006. In 46 career games, including 14 starts, he has 94 tackles, four interceptions and 10 passes defensed. A three-year starter at free safety at Syracuse, the 25-year-old Smith posted 14 interceptions in college, ranking him third all-time for the |
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| Cards sign three |
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03/02/2009 |
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| ctober 28. The Australian-born Graham has a career net average of 43.5 yards on 249 punts over four seasons with the Jets, Saints and Cardinals. St. Pierre, a career-backup, agreed to a one-year deal and has appeared in only one NFL contest while a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2004. He spent two seasons with Pittsburgh and hooked up with Baltimore in 2005 before joining Arizona last season. The Cardinals also named Ryan Slowik as defensive quality coach and Chad Grimm as offensive quality coach on Monday. |
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| Steelers sign Kemoeatu, McHugh to long-term deals |
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02/27/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Steelers re-signed two players from their Super Bowl XLIII Championship team Friday, locking up offensive lineman Chris Kemoeatu for five years and tight end/fullback Sean McHugh for three. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Kemoeatu's five-year pact is for $20 million and comes one day after the release of veteran guard Kendall Simmons. Pittsburgh's sixth-round selection in the 2005 NFL Draft, Kemoeatu started every game for the eventual world champions i |
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| Steelers release Simmons |
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02/26/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Steelers released guard Kendall Simmons on Thursday. Simmons had a streak of 30 consecutive starts stopped this season after he tore his Achilles tendon four games into the campaign and missed the rest of the season. Pittsburgh's first-round pick (30th overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft, he has appeared in 80 games, all starts. Simmons twice had to overcome adversity to bolster the Steelers offensive line. He had suffered from a diabetic condition causing him to lose 3 |
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| Steelers franchise OT Starks |
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02/19/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Steelers slapped the franchise tag on offensive lineman Max Starks on Thursday. Starks finished his fifth pro season by starting the final 11 regular-season games as well as all three playoff games for the Super Bowl champions. With the franchise designation, the Florida product is guaranteed to be paid the average salary of the top five players at his position, or 120 percent of his 2008 salary. In addition, the Steelers have the right to match any offer made by a |
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| Fitzgerald wins MVP, as NFC tops AFC in Pro Bowl |
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02/08/2009 |
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| verged in Honolulu, but in a twist to the annual bout, commissioner Roger Goodell moved the 2010 showcase to Miami, where it will be played one week prior to the Super Bowl. Fitzgerald, whose Cardinals club lost a heartbreaking 27-23 decision to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII last Sunday, earned MVP honors while logging 81 receiving yards on five catches and a touchdown apiece from Drew Brees and Eli Manning. "It was fun to get out here and have a good time with these guys. It's always a great event t |
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| NFL Pro Bowl Game Capsule |
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02/08/2009 |
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| verged in Honolulu, but in a twist to the annual bout, commissioner Roger Goodell moved the 2010 showcase to Miami, where it will be played one week prior to the Super Bowl. Fitzgerald, whose Cardinals club lost a heartbreaking 27-23 decision to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII last Sunday, earned MVP honors while logging 81 receiving yards on five catches and a touchdown apiece from Drew Brees and Eli Manning. Brees finished with 142 passing yards on 11-of-19 throws, while last year's MVP, Adrian Peter |
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| Report: Haley agrees to coach Chiefs |
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02/06/2009 |
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| r Todd Haley agreed Thursday to become the 11th head coach in Chiefs history. The 41-year-old Haley was the mastermind behind Arizona's vaunted aerial attack that helped propel the Cardinals to Super Bowl XLIII, where they lost a heartbreaker to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-23, in Tampa, Florida. Haley started his coaching career in 1997 as an offensive assistant under Bill Parcells with the New York Jets. After a four-year stint in the Meadowlands, Haley joined the Chicago Bears in 2001 as the wide receivers coach |
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