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The Pittsburgh Steelers will have competition at running back and outside linebacker this year, although I believe rookies Le'Veon Bell and Jarvis Jones will win those jobs. The most wide-open battle in Pittsburgh is in the return game. The releas...

The AFC North blog is continuing its rankings of each position for the next week. This is a projection on how the group will fare this season. It's not an evaluation based on last year. For Wednesday, let's look at the quarterbacks. 1. Pittsburgh ...

When the Pittsburgh Steelers make their way on ESPN's "First Take," they offer some strong opinions about last year. They're so strong that you think the Steelers finished worse than 8-8. Everyone remembers two months ago when wide receiver Antoni...

On the eve of the NFL draft, let's take a look back at the past three drafts for the Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers: CINCINNATI BENGALS Total picks: 27. Picks still on roster: 20 (74 percent). Pic...

The AFC North blog continues to look at the different positions and rank each team in terms of draft need. For Wednesday, the blog is addressing wide receivers. Mel Kiper Jr.'s top five receivers are: West Virginia's Tavon Austin, Tennessee's Cordarr...

The Pittsburgh Steelers matched the New England Patriots' one-year, $2.5 million offer sheet to wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, and they really didn't have a decision to make. If the Steelers intend to bounce back from last season's disappointing ...

In a quote that will surprise no one, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger told a Dolphins website (thefinsiders.com) that the Pittsburgh Steelers are going to miss wide receiver Mike Wallace, who signed with the Miami Dolphins in free agency. I don't t...

The first wave of free agency is over and the draft is still over 20 days away. This is a good time to see what the starting lineup stands right now, which is a good way to see where the needs exist. The AFC North blog will look at each team's projec...

How does each team look at wide receiver and what still needs to be done? Baltimore Ravens: This is the most glaring need on offense. The Ravens traded Anquan Boldin, their leading receiver for the past three seasons, and have yet to replace him. ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers parted ways with their best pass-rusher in James Harrison, the anchor of their defensive line in Casey Hampton and a young promising cornerback in Keenan Lewis. The most disturbing part about this is defense doesn't rank as th...

The Pittsburgh Steelers expected to lose wide receiver Mike Wallace this offseason. They hadn't planned on his replacement possibly leaving as well. Emmanuel Sanders, a restricted free agent, is visiting the Patriots on Friday, according to ESPN N...

Long before free agency began, you knew it was going to be hard for the Pittsburgh Steelers to keep cornerback Keenan Lewis. Even after Pittsburgh signed William Gay to add depth to the secondary, there was still that glimmer of hope that the Steeler...

While no AFC North team can match the exodus going on in Baltimore, the Pittsburgh Steelers are having turnover with their roster as well. Wide receiver Mike Wallace signed with Miami. Running back Rashard Mendenhall went to Arizona. Outside lineb...

The Pittsburgh Steelers re-signed wide receiver Plaxico Burress, which was a move likely pushed by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Pittsburgh didn't use Burress much last season, when he had three catches and one touchdown in four games. But there...

The Pittsburgh Steelers were never expected to make a run at retaining wide receiver Mike Wallace. Now, after seeing the details for Dwayne Bowe's deal, everyone can pretty much agree there's no chance of Pittsburgh holding onto Wallace once he hits ...

Not sure if you've heard about this, but the Pittsburgh Steelers have some salary-cap issues once again. Like they've always done, the Steelers have restructured contracts to get under the cap. Reworking the contracts of quarterback Ben Roethlisbe...