http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/3041 Recent articles about Willie Parker en-us Last night in Denver Willie Parker stood on the sidelines most of the night, never having to break a sweat. He played only one play to the best of my knowledge, and didn’t get a carry. Could this be a sign of things to come? Parker, who is in the last year [...] Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:02:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_End_Near_for_Willie_Parker/1541263 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_End_Near_for_Willie_Parker/1541263 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_End_Near_for_Willie_Parker/1541263 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/6/766df418f371cc57dd6c96065abd3b22e3baea4b/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f90585214.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0F4CE22D38CA366DD7689AC77F3FC3584665168AB8F2B0411.jpg Pro Football Talk talks about how the Steelers likely won’t do much to keep either running back Willie Parker and kicker Jeff Reed past this season: Rumor has it that the Steelers won’t try hard to keep either running back Willie Parker or placekicker Jeff Reed, both impending free agents, after this season ends. [...] Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:38:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Steelers_to_Say_So_Long_to_RB_Parker_and_K_Reed_After_This_Year/1429246 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Steelers_to_Say_So_Long_to_RB_Parker_and_K_Reed_After_This_Year/1429246 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Steelers_to_Say_So_Long_to_RB_Parker_and_K_Reed_After_This_Year/1429246 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/0/10abd5f854453755f7cbe90081258f7dfe7e025a/small/Pittsburgh_Steelers_2009_8db9.jpg Pro Football Talk talks about how the Steelers likely won’t do much to keep either running back Willie Parker and kicker Jeff Reed past this season: Rumor has it that the Steelers won’t try hard to keep either running back Willie Parker or placekicker Jeff Reed, both impending free agents, after this season ends. [...] Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:37:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Parker_and_Reed_as_Good_as_Gone_After_this_Season/1429418 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Parker_and_Reed_as_Good_as_Gone_After_this_Season/1429418 Pro Football Talk talks about how the Steelers likely won’t do much to keep either running back Willie Parker and kicker Jeff Reed past this season: Rumor has it that the Steelers won’t try hard to keep either running back Willie Parker or placekicker Jeff Reed, both impending free agents, after this season ends. [...] Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:37:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Parker_and_Reed_as_Good_as_Gone_After_this_Season/1429419 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Parker_and_Reed_as_Good_as_Gone_After_this_Season/1429419 Pro Football Talk talks about how the Steelers likely won’t do much to keep either running back Willie Parker and kicker Jeff Reed past this season: Rumor has it that the Steelers won’t try hard to keep either running back Willie Parker or placekicker Jeff Reed, both impending free agents, after this season ends. [...] Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:37:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Parker_and_Reed_as_Good_as_Gone_After_this_Season/1429420 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Parker_and_Reed_as_Good_as_Gone_After_this_Season/1429420 Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has confirmed what Fox's Jay Glazer reported last week: Willie Parker has gone the way of Wally Pipp.After talking about a running back rotation last week, Tomlin said Tuesday for the first time that Mendenhall is... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:47:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Mendenhall_has_officially_displaced_Willie_Parker/1403453 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Mendenhall_has_officially_displaced_Willie_Parker/1403453 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Mendenhall_has_officially_displaced_Willie_Parker/1403453 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/6/f6cc01a86a0d4fda52663ce8330a9d7761253929/small/91753478.jpg We suggested during Sunday's edition of ProFootballTalk.com's Countdown to Kickoff on Sporting News Radio that Pittsburgh running back Willie Parker, who missed the last two games with a toe injury, could be getting Wally Pipped.According to Jay Glazer of FOX,... Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:47:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Willie_Parker_gets_Wally_Pipped/1390739 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Willie_Parker_gets_Wally_Pipped/1390739 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Willie_Parker_gets_Wally_Pipped/1390739 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/f/bf198155bbd95525af070ffdc13a0ed2400152ca/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f89745843.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0E3E10A1E5BCD3797380EB3FA6DB74E9E49ED479C27BD675E.jpg The chances figure to be pretty good that the Steelers will defeat the Detroit Lions, even without the services of starting RB Willie Parker and starting safety Troy Polamalu. Last I checked, the Steelers were 10.5 point favorites, which sounds about right. No doubt the Steelers will feel right at home in Detroit, as Ford Field was the site of the one of the team’s recent Super Bowl victories, and plenty of Steelers fans will no doubt be in attendance. So let’s assign the Steelers an 85 perce... Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:35:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Lions_What_are_the_Chances/1343154 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Lions_What_are_the_Chances/1343154 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Lions_What_are_the_Chances/1343154 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/c/9c395a0982696d4935554f1aa5b94eabdfda9a30/small/Tennessee_Titans_v_2053.jpg Scott Brown, of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, reports Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians said RB Willie Parker (toe) will be the team’s starter when he is healthy because at this point Parker is proven and RB Rashard Mendenhall has not proven himself yet. ‘Willie Parker’s a proven commodity. When Rashard is (proven), then we’ll re-evaluate him. [...] Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:16:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Arians_Says_Parker_the_Starter_at_RB_When_Hes_Ready_to_Return/1338763 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Arians_Says_Parker_the_Starter_at_RB_When_Hes_Ready_to_Return/1338763 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Arians_Says_Parker_the_Starter_at_RB_When_Hes_Ready_to_Return/1338763 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/0/10abd5f854453755f7cbe90081258f7dfe7e025a/small/Pittsburgh_Steelers_2009_8db9.jpg It looks like we’ll be seeing a steady diet of Rashard Mendenhall Sunday in Detroit, as the way Willie Parker is speaking, he won’t be playing against the Lions. “I’m a competitor and I want to compete and show the world what I’ve got but, at the same time, I’ve got to be smart about it,” [...] Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:59:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Parker_Talking_Like_He_Wont_Play_Sunday/1330128 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Parker_Talking_Like_He_Wont_Play_Sunday/1330128 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Parker_Talking_Like_He_Wont_Play_Sunday/1330128 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/c/9c395a0982696d4935554f1aa5b94eabdfda9a30/small/Tennessee_Titans_v_2053.jpg ESPN reports Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said RB Willie Parker (toe) is expected to practice in some limited fashion this week, perhaps as early as Wednesday. Hmmm, does what Rashard Mendenhall did to the Chargers on Sunday night have anything to do with Willie’s quick recovery? We shall see. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:06:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Parker_May_Practice_as_Early_as_Wednesday/1319118 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Parker_May_Practice_as_Early_as_Wednesday/1319118 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Parker_May_Practice_as_Early_as_Wednesday/1319118 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/a/8a0e704ad92a7e2245095e713e7e4357de7e9323/small/Pittsburgh_Steelers_Training_94d0.jpg Steelers running back Willie Parker did not practice for a third consecutive day on Friday and is not expected to play against the San Diego Chargers on Sunday night. The Steelers listed Parker as doubtful, but players who do not practice almost never play for them. Parker may attempt to run during a special teams practice Saturday. Parker injured his left big toe - an injury commonly known as turf toe - in Cincinnati on Sunday and did not practice all week. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:34:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Steelers_39_Parker_not_expected_to_play_vs_Chargers/1296769 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Steelers_39_Parker_not_expected_to_play_vs_Chargers/1296769 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Steelers_39_Parker_not_expected_to_play_vs_Chargers/1296769 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/c/9c395a0982696d4935554f1aa5b94eabdfda9a30/small/Tennessee_Titans_v_2053.jpg At a time when Steelers tailback Willie Parker is catching a lot of criticism for a subpar performance during the regular-season opener, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that Parker injured his hamstring during pregame warmups, and that he was operating at... Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:41:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Willie_Parker_had_a_strained_hamstring_in_Week_One_supposedly/1208021 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Willie_Parker_had_a_strained_hamstring_in_Week_One_supposedly/1208021 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Willie_Parker_had_a_strained_hamstring_in_Week_One_supposedly/1208021 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/3/d3ab81bbc8f7229cdcd75c5b5058c1bebaf41be9/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f90587136.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D04230F46784F4DB4013C9AA1CA07278B933AE8A7145744E67.jpg Steelers beat writer Ed Bouchette has reported that Steelers running back Willie Parker still has a “hamstring thing going on.” In Bouchette’s chat transcript, he was asked if Parker was nursing an injury. Bouchette responded, “Parker had “back spasms” early in the preseason and then came down with a hamstring injury. It’s my understanding there’s [...] Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:57:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Is_Parker_Suffering_from_a_Hamstring_Issue/1179462 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Is_Parker_Suffering_from_a_Hamstring_Issue/1179462 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Is_Parker_Suffering_from_a_Hamstring_Issue/1179462 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/3/d3ab81bbc8f7229cdcd75c5b5058c1bebaf41be9/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f90587136.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D04230F46784F4DB4013C9AA1CA07278B933AE8A7145744E67.jpg Steelers coach Mike Tomlin doesn't plan to continue the growing NFL trend of running back rotations in Pittsburgh, despite the presence of a first-round pick as his backup.In comments Saturday, Tomlin made it clear that Willie Parker will lead, and... Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:16:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Willie_Parker_won_apost_rotate_with_Mendenhall/1122971 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Willie_Parker_won_apost_rotate_with_Mendenhall/1122971 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Willie_Parker_won_apost_rotate_with_Mendenhall/1122971 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/9/29b154a681baf87517c22d5dcf46df4298bf87af/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f89645139.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0E01F8CEB75B16E0F3D38898F13B8F602051D17D9CFC8135C.jpg