MARCUS GILBERT RUMORS

Marcus Gilbert to stay at Right Tackle and Mike Adams gets first shot at Left Tackle

Ed Bouchette is reporting that Marcus Gilbert will remain on the right side where he belongs. That means rookie OT Mike Adams will be placed on the left side. The Steelers told Willie Colon he was moving to left guard with full intentions of making Adams the Left Tackle. This makes the most sense. Gilbert is a better right tackle then he is a left. Adams is built to play...

| 9 days ago

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Mike Adams needs to start as to not impede Marcus Gilbert’s development

The Steelers drafted Marcus Gilbert last season to possibly be the future left tackle of the Pittsburgh Steelers. When the season started Gilbert was second string behind Jonathan Scott. The Steelers went with the veteran at Left Tackle. Gilbert was expected to be the swing tackle behind Scott and Colon. Then Willie Colon went down with a season ending injury in game one against...

| 17 days ago

Model May Andersen Gets Naked For Playboy, Steelers Marcus Gilbert Notices

We get marketing emails from Team Playboy at least a couple times per month to give us the heads up on who’s in the next issue. Yesterday was one of those days. Would BC be interested in posting about supermodel May Andersen getting naked for the May issue? Told the marketing rep there wasn’t a sports-angle but we’d figure out something. Enter Steelers OL Marcus...

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| April 18, 2012

Marcus Gilbert almost fully healthy from shoulder surgery

Steelers offensive tackle Marcus Gilbert has almost recovered fully from surgery. Gilbert had surgery on his should after the season ended. Gilbert tweeted that was almost back to full speed. That is good to hear. Gilbert still has plenty of time to recover but the fact that he is almost back is great news. Gilbert may have a more important role this season. As a rookie...

| March 21, 2012

Marcus Gilbert Nearly Back To 100% Following Shoulder Surgery

Steelers tackle Marcus Gilbert reported Tuesday evening on Twitter that his surgically repaired shoulder is almost back to 100%. In his tweet Gilbert said specifically, "Great field work today! Almost back to full speed with my shoulder! Couple of more weeks" Gilbert had surgery on what is believed to be his right shoulder on January 25th, which is nearly two months ago...

| March 20, 2012

Steelers GM Kevin Colbert Confirms Marcus Gilbert Will Likely Move To Left Tackle

Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Marcus Gilbert said back in mid January that he was told during his exit interviews with the coaches that he should prepare to move from right to left tackle next season and GM Kevin Colbert confirmed that move as a strong possibility this afternoon during his interview on 93.7 The Fan. When asked about the likelihood of Gilbert moving over to the left...

| February 16, 2012

Marcus Gilbert To Have Shoulder Surgery Wednesday

Pittsburgh Steelers right tackle Marcus Gilbert announced today on Twitter that he will undergo shoulder surgery Wednesday morning. Gilbert noted that he had been playing with the injury all season. It is unclear which shoulder Gilbert will need to get fixed at this time. Gilbert was the Steelers second-round pick out of Florida in the 2011 NFL draft and started 12 regular season...

| January 24, 2012

Marcus Gilbert Says Strong Possibility He Will Be Moved To Left Tackle In 2012

Pittsburgh Steelers rookie tackle Marcus Gilbert said tonight on a live Spreecast video chat that he was told by the coaching staff during his exit meetings that that there is a "strong possibility" that he will be flipped over to left tackle next season. Gilbert started 14 games at right tackle for the Steelers in 2011. This news is not very surprising considering that...

| January 19, 2012

Marcus Gilbert Benched For Missing a Meeting

Steelers Rookie Offensive Tackle Marcus Gilbert was not on the field when the Steelers started their first offensive series. At the time no one could figure out why. Coach Tomlin let us know that it was because he missed a meeting, calling it a “lack of professionalism” when he was preparing for the game. Tomlin called Gilbert “talented” but would not...

| December 27, 2011