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Found February 13, 2013 on Steelers Depot: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Brett Keisel,  Casey Hampton,  James Harrison
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When you look at the defensive players in the NFL that turned 34 years or older last year you see a list of 26 of them. 3 of those 26 were Pittsburgh Steelers and they of course were Casey Hampton, James Harrison and Brett Keisel. Hampton is of course an unrestricted free agent this offseason and the only chance that he has to return to Pittsburgh would be if he agreed to a one-year qualifying contract for the minimum that comes with a reduced salary cap hit. Is it likely to happen? Probably not, but you never know. The situation with Harrison is one that I have discussed often dating back to Read more [...]
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  • I do not want to see Keisel go, just like I did not want to see Joey Porter leave. But it is time time for the Steelers to part ways.
    by ecfrsk66   February 13, 2013   Reply    
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