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Keisel In, Stapler Out
August 31, 2009 by
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With the start of another glorious season a mere 9 days away, your Pittsburgh Steelers have made some last minute moves which will affect the shape of the team now and for years to come.
We’ll begin with the good news. DE Brett Keisel has been re-signed to a five year contract...
Steeler Poodle Talks Michael Vick
August 28, 2009 by
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Steeler Poodle is clearly a card-carrying member of Steeler Nation. In the spirit of opening this forum to different voices, I invited him to share some thoughts on NFL related happenings.
Michael Vick made his return to the NFL on Thursday night.
What did you think I was gonna write...
Dick LeBeau Talks Hall Of Fame
August 26, 2009 by
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Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau was named one of the two senior nominees for NFL Hall of Fame induction. He was nice enough to share his thoughts on the matter with us here at NPC.
Coach Tomlin told us after practice that I’m a finalist for the Hall of...
Ben Roethlisberger Demands Apology From Nymphomaniac
August 24, 2009 by
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How’s that for a headline?
Last Friday, the lawyers for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger fired their first major salvo in the sexual assault lawsuit pending against their client. They filed a 51 page(!) document with the Reno court in what amounts to the legal...
Roethlisberger Accuser Likes Horseback Riding, Fishing, & Rich NFL Quarterbacks
August 19, 2009 by
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Tuesday was a busy day for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. He took on the NBA’s Shaquille O’Neal in a football challenge on the new show Shaq vs. A few hours later, his lawyers released a salvo of emails pertaining to the ongoing civil lawsuit against...
Steelers Make Preseason Debut
August 14, 2009 by
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As I stated in a previous post, I don’t usually watch preseason games. The tedium of watching fourth and fifth stringers compete for the honor of becoming practice squad fodder simply doesn’t interest me. However, it’s been so long since my beloved Pittsburgh Steelers...
Rod Woodson: Hall of Famer
August 12, 2009 by
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Lost amidst the hoopla of the Ben Roethlisberger lawsuit was some genuinely great news for one of the finest Pittsburgh Steelers of all time.
Rod Woodson, a ten year starter at cornerback for the Steelers, was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Woodson is the career leader...
Ben Roethlisberger Did Have Sex With That Woman
August 09, 2009 by
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Yes, that woman there. She’s his type. Deal with it, people.
New information has finally come to light concerning the sexual assault claim filed against Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Although it’s still too soon to make any definitive judgments, it...
Stapler Put On The Shelf
August 07, 2009 by
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have experienced their first notable injury of the season. And it comes in the one area of the team which can ill afford any changes. Further, it looks like one of the position battles mentioned in my previous post is over before it started.
RG Darnell Stapleton...
Steelers Training Camp BattleZone
August 03, 2009 by
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At last!
Friday marked the beginning of training camp 2009 for our beloved Pittsburgh Steelers. Camp Tomlin will be but the first step in what is sure to be another glorious season for the Black and Gold.
The Steelers are very fortunate in that unlike the last time they were defending...
Heath Milla Making Mad Scrilla
July 30, 2009 by
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While the Pittsburgh Pirates continue to be the biggest laughingstock in all of baseball, the Pittsburgh Steelers once again show why they are the NFL’s most elite franchise.
On a day when the Pirates traded a nine year defensive wizard and a multiple time All-Star for a bunch...
Ziggy Hood Is Signed, Sealed, Delivered
July 28, 2009 by
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Thankfully, we finally have some football related news to announce as it relates to your defending Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers.
2009 first round draft pick Evander “Ziggy” Hood has signed with the Black and Gold. He actually signed over the weekend but I was...
Ben Roethlisberger Answers Charges Defiantly
July 24, 2009 by
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Ben Roethlisberger channeled his inner Bill Clinton on Thursday afternoon as he addressed the sexual assault charges filed against him earlier this week. Let’s hope the final result for the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is a little more positive than it was for our former president...
Roethlisberger Assault Case Keeps Getting Weirder
July 23, 2009 by
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That’s Andrea McNulty, the alleged victim of a sexual assault by Ben Roethlisberger last July. I know what you’re probably thinking. A cowboy hat? Really?
Questionable fashion sense aside, the case against the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback gets more and more strange by...
Ben Roethlisberger (Allegedly) Did A Bad Bad Thing
July 21, 2009 by
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So much for things happening in Vegas, staying in Vegas.
Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger has been named in a lawsuit by an employee of Harrah’s Casino in Nevada. The lawsuit accuses Ben of sexual assault. Yeah, I can’t believe I’m typing these words either...
Boston Sports Icon Loves The Steelers
July 10, 2009 by
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Finally, proof there is intelligent life in Boston.
Could there be any two franchises more diametrically opposite than the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Boston Red Sox?
The Steelers have a history of excellence. They’ve won more championships than any other team in the NFL. The...
Bill Cowher Goes To Iraq, Finds Inner Yinzer
July 04, 2009 by
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How are you spending your Fourth of July weekend?
Former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher is visiting Iraq with three other current and former NFL head coaches. I have to give the Chin credit, he’s a braver man than I. I’m sure the security surrounding guest celebrities...
Santonio Holmes Really Misses Michael Jackson
June 29, 2009 by
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On Thursday afternoon, Michael Jackson passed away suddenly at the age of 50. To say the King of Pop was a controversial figure in recent years is an understatement but nobody can argue the fact he is one of the most iconic people of the 20th century. Whether you enjoyed his music...
Max Starks: All About The Benjamins
June 24, 2009 by
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have finally signed starting tackle Max Starks to a four year, $26 million dollar contract.
Thus ends a long strange odyssey for both Starks and the Steelers. Max was the starting RT on the 2005 Super Bowl team. He came to camp fat and lazy the next two seasons...
Ben Roethlisberger Is A Great Athlete
June 19, 2009 by
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During the late 1980’s, one of the most unique athletes in sports history captured the American public’s imagination with one simple phrase:
Bo Knows…
Bo Jackson was a Heisman Trophy winning running back for Auburn University. He was the #1 overall pick in the NFL...
Pittsburgh Once Again City Of Champions
June 15, 2009 by
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It’s 1979 all over again.
On Friday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins won a heart-stopping Game 7 victory over the Detroit Red Wings to earn the Stanley Cup.
The route taken by the young Pens was somewhat reminiscent of the march the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers made to a championship...
NBC Tows Away The Bus
June 08, 2009 by
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Pittsburgh Steelers all-time great Jerome Bettis has been ousted from his seat on NBC’s Football Night In America.
Because no NFL pregame show can possibly survive without at least a half-dozen talking heads spewing wildly inaccurate predictions, he will be replaced by part-time...
Screw You, Cowher
May 27, 2009 by
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Dear Bill Cowher:
Well, you went ahead and did it. I didn’t think you actually would but you did.
At last night’s Penguins-Hurricanes game, you stood there in your bright red shirt and flashed those pearly white Chiclets while proudly going about your organ grinder monkey...
James Harrison Scoffs At Your Traditions
May 26, 2009 by
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President Barack Obama met with our World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday. He immediately displayed his folksy charm by reading some lame prepared remarks, then continued to push his populist agenda by putting the Steelers to work preparing USO care packages. Not that I have...
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