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| Big Ben gets big deal |
NFL Football |
03/03/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Steelers signed quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to the richest contract in franchise history Monday. Financial terms of the eight-year deal were not released by the team but the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported it to be worth $102 million, including $36 million in guaranteed money. Roethlisberger, who turned 26 over the weekend, became the youngest quarterback to ever win the Super Bowl when he took the Steelers to the promised land in just his second NFL season. |
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| Report: Jets sign Faneca for five years |
NFL Football |
03/01/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - The New York Jets have reportedly agreed to tentative terms on a five-year deal with guard Alan Faneca. Newsday reported on its website Saturday that Faneca, who has spent all his 10 years in the NFL playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Jets have come to terms on a five-year contract for $40 million, with $21 million in guaranteed money. Faneca is expected to arrive on Long Island Sunday, take a physical Monday, and sign the contract on Monday, according to Newsday. The sev |
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| Niners sign KR Rossum |
NFL Football |
02/29/2008 |
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| Santa Clara, CA (Best E Casino) - The San Francisco 49ers signed cornerback and kick returner Allen Rossum Friday, just three days after the veteran was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rossum has played in 140 career games over 10 NFL seasons, breaking into the league with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1998. He ranks second in league history in career total return yards with 13,269, and in kickoff return yards with 10,520. He is also fifth on the all-time punt-return list with 2,749 yards. The former Notre Dam |
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| From 3 varsity games to the NFL: Otah continues unusual journey |
NFL Football |
02/23/2008 |
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| certain area. With the Panthers, he had to learn about defensive schemes, about who to block and when. Within two years, he was an All-Big East first-team selection. ``Jeff is an interesting kid. He probably hasn't played his best football yet,'' Pittsburgh Steelers director of football operations Kevin Colbert said Thursday. Otah bristles a little at the frequent use of the word ``raw'' to describe him. He's had to improve his technique, of course, but he doesn't consider himself the football novice anymore. |
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| Steelers re-sign DE Kirschke |
NFL Football |
02/19/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Steelers signed defensive end Travis Kirschke to a contract extension Tuesday, locking up the 11-year veteran for two more seasons. Kirschke played in all 16 games for the fourth consecutive season with the Steelers in 2007, starting four times. The 32-year old UCLA product has 141 career games under his belt, 64 with Pittsburgh, after spending his first six pro seasons with the Lions and the 2003 campaign with the 49ers. A native of Anaheim, California, Kirschke h |
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| Steelers sign defensive end Travis Kirschke to 2-year deal |
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02/19/2008 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -The Pittsburgh Steelers signed defensive end Travis Kirschke to a two-year contract Tuesday. Kirschke was a backup until he started four games at the end of last season after Aaron Smith went out with a torn biceps muscle. Kirschke has played in 141 games, including 64 with the Steelers. He played six seasons in Detroit and one in San Francisco before signing with the Steelers as an unrestricted free agent before the 2004 season.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserve |
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| Around FCS: The Rich Get Richer |
Division I-AA College Football |
02/13/2008 |
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| arterback prospect named Tommy Reamon Jr. Reamon's father was Tommy Reamon, a star running back at Missouri and the MVP of the World Football League while a member of the Florida Blazers in 1974. The elder Reamon, who also played in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Kansas City Chiefs, has made a name as a coach who has developed such NFL quarterbacks as Aaron Brooks and Michael Vick. The Patriot League had some surprises, none bigger than the success of Georgetown on the recruiting trail. Coach Kevin K |
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| Steelers staying with grass at Heinz Field |
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02/11/2008 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -The Heinz Field maintenance crew won't be throwing away those ``Keep Off The Grass'' signs after all. The Pittsburgh Steelers gave into their players' wishes and will keep their grass field, though it may not necessarily be the field that is currently in place. While the Heinz Field surface is regularly rated by NFL players as one of the league's worst, a large number of Steelers players lobbied the team to keep the grass because they are convinced it reduces injuries. ``The majority of o |
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| Brady and Moss pull out of Pro Bowl a day after loss to Giants in Super Bowl |
NFL Football |
02/04/2008 |
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| ackle Jamal Williams also decided to skip the All-Star game on Feb. 10 in Honolulu. Browns tight end Kellen Winslow will go in place of Gates, bringing the number of Browns players in the Pro Bowl to six, the club's most since sending six in 1994. Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Casey Hampton takes Williams' spot on the AFC roster, his third-consecutive trip to Hawaii and fourth overall. Anderson, who began the season as Charlie Frye's backup, threw for 3,787 yards and 29 touchdowns while going 10-5 as a |
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| Pats take lead on Giants after first play of second quarter |
NFL Football |
02/03/2008 |
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| e Patriots can also enhance one of the NFL's foremost dynasties with a victory. After winning Super Bowls following the 2001, 2003, and 2004 season, the Pats can become just the second team in NFL history to win four titles in a seven-year span. The Pittsburgh Steelers (1974, 1975, 1978, 1979), who won four world championships in six years, are the only other club to pull off the feat. The Steelers and 49ers (1981, 1984, 1988, 1989) are currently the only franchises to win four Super Bowl titles in a single decade |
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