Steelers Fantasy News

Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 12:39pm

Steelers TE Weslye Saunders is suspended for the first four games of next season.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 12:32pm

Todd Haley takes the job as Steelers offensive coordinator.

Sunday, January 29, 2012, 12:54pm

Not only do the Colts plan to add Bruce Arians, but Indianapolis also plans to hire former Steelers LB coach Keith Butler as its DC.

Sunday, January 29, 2012, 12:32pm

Former Steelers OC Bruce Arians has agreed to become the Colts new OC. He's flying to Indianapolis on Monday to review and sign contract.

Saturday, January 21, 2012, 1:31pm

Less than a week after Steelers OC Bruce Arians told people he intended to return for the 2012 season, the Steelers said Friday that he has decided to retire -- a bizarre turn of events that began with the team's decision to not renew his contract, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has learned.

That decision appears to have come from team president Art Rooney II, even though coach Mike Tomlin told Arians several times since the playoff loss in Denver that he wanted him to return next season.

Friday, January 20, 2012, 12:14pm

Bruce Arians has put a bow on his 37-year coaching career.

The Steelers announced Friday that their offensive coordinator is retiring.

Thursday, January 12, 2012, 10:22am

Mike Wallace becomes a restricted free agent in March, and, while the Steelers partially can protect their rights to him by offering him a one-year tender, there is no guarantee another team might see more value in him and try to sign him.

The Steelers likely will tender him a contract high enough -- those numbers have yet to be determined by the league -- to guarantee that, if someone else signs him, the Steelers would receive a first-round draft choice in return or be able to match the contract and keep him. They also could negotiate a long-term deal with Wallace before he becomes a restricted free agent.

Broncos WR Eric Decker out for Patriots game
Monday, January 9, 2012, 1:39pm

The knee injury to Broncos receiver Eric Decker in Denver's 29-23 victory over the Steelers on Sunday was not as severe as it initially appeared, but he will not play against the Patriots on Saturday night at New England.

Decker was helped off the field. He has a sprained medial collateral ligament that will be further examined with a magnetic resonance imaging test today. A tear to the anterior cruciate ligament would have meant a long recovery period.

Sunday, January 8, 2012, 3:22pm

Steelers Inactives
Cortez Allen DB
Dennis Dixon QB
Mortty Ivy OLB
Jamon Meredith OT
Mewelde Moore RB
Maurkice Pouncey C
Al Woods DT

Saturday, January 7, 2012, 11:56am

The Steelers have just one touchdown in their past seven trips inside the opposing 20 with the injured Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback. But the offense struggled to score points even before that. The Steelers have scored one offensive touchdown in three of the past six games -- a number that will need to improve if the Steelers get past the Broncos.

Friday, January 6, 2012, 3:52pm

With starter Rashard Mendenhall out for the postseason with a torn ACL in his right knee, the Steelers will turn to a player who tries to make up in ferocity what he lacks in finesse.

That’s fine by Isaac Redman, who understands at 27, this may be his best — and perhaps only — shot to show he belongs.

“It’s a national stage, everybody’s watching and I’m just trying to go out there and prove that I’m not just a back of doing just enough to get us there,” he said. “I want to be a back that led us to the Super Bowl.”

Stevan Ridley impresses in his rookie season
Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 2:01pm

It would be easy to overlook the contributions of Stevan Ridley this season in an offense featuring names like Brady, Gronkowski and Welker. After all, 53 running backs had more rushes than Ridley’s 87 carries, and Ridley only scored one touchdown on the season. However, evidence is mounting that the Patriots found a pretty solid player with the 73rd overall pick in last year’s draft. Ridley’s 5.1 yards per rush is 10th among the 56 running backs with at least 85 rushes. Ridley has been among the league’s most powerful runners, averaging 2.6 yards after contact per rush. That trails only Ben Tate, Isaac Redman and Donald Brown among running backs with at least 85 carries. However, Ridley was far more than just a niche power rusher, averaging a 20+ yard run once every 17.4 carries. That was the seventh-best average among backs with at least 85 carries, trailing Darren Sproles, DeAngelo Williams, Darren McFadden, C.J. Spiller, Matt Forte and Fred Jackson.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 1:57pm

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger revealed that he re-injured his ankle against the Browns (via Mark Kaboly on Twitter): “I felt really good going into the Cleveland game. I don’t know if I caught it on the ground wrong or got hit we’ll see, we’ll be alright.”