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Earlier this month, I wrote a column on how John Harbaugh's impressive start has put him in line to be recognized as the NFL's next great coach. ESPN's Greg Garber believes Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin deserves to be included in the conversa...

Today is sort of like the last day of school for the AFC North. Every team has completed their offseason workouts and won't reconvene until training camp in late July. The players and coaches all take their vacations during this time, so I thought it...

The major question facing each team in the AFC North as summer break looms: Baltimore Ravens: How do the Ravens replace the leadership void left by Ray Lewis and Ed Reed? Leadership has never been a problem in the Ravens' entire existence. This wa...

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley created headlines in June 2011, when he said Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco wouldn't go to the Super Bowl "in his lifetime." As you know, Flacco didn't just go to the Super Bowl last season. He w...

All of the mandatory minicamps for the AFC North teams are over. There was a fight over at the Ravens this week, a notable absence with the Bengals and an unexpected return for the Steelers at Wednesday's practice. But the best news for all of the te...

The bad weather in the Mid-Atlantic area stopped me from getting back to Baltimore in time to hit the final day of minicamp. I spoke with coach John Harbaugh and it looks like I'm going to avoid the fine for missing mandatory camp. I'm hoping to put ...

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said the goal is to be world champions. But he isn't emulating one -- well, at least not the current champions. While the defending Super Bowl champions Baltimore Ravens conducted practice for all three days o...

I was aware of how the Pittsburgh Steelers rarely start rookies. Since the Steelers selected tight end Heath Miller eight years ago, only one first-round pick (center Maurkice Pouncey) was an immediate starter for Pittsburgh. But I didn't realize ...

PITTSBURGH -- As long as there are no weather delays, I am flying back to Baltimore this morning to catch the final day of the Ravens' mandatory minicamp. That will wrap up my "three camps in three days" tour. I actually did need a wake-up call to ma...

PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Mike Adams made his first appearance at practice since being stabbed twice on June 1 in an attempted carjacking. Adams, a second-round pick in 2012, was seen on the practice field as the Steelers ...

PITTSBURGH -- I always enjoy my brief chats with Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu, who always gives a different perspective on questions. When I saw reporters talking to him Wednesday, I approached him to ask how his health now compares to la...

PITTSBURGH -- There are questions every year about whether Dick LeBeau will retire as the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator. And, every year, he returns to direct one of the top defenses in the NFL. Asked about his future at the Steelers' ...

I'm in Pittsburgh, where I'm about to head down to the locker room to chat with some players. Because I'm not part of the local media, I'm not allowed to watch the second day of Steelers minicamp practice this afternoon. The good news is this allows ...

The AFC North minicamp tour continues as I make my way to the Steelers today. The open locker room period isn't until noon, so don't expect any posts on the Steelers until the afternoon. Unfortunately, I can't give any observations from practice beca...

CINCINNATI -- I'll be putting up more posts from Bengals camp Wednesday morning before I get to Pittsburgh. I also filled up the notebook for a Bengals column that will run later this month. Until then, here are some observations from Tuesday's manda...

If there was any concern about Ben Roethlisberger's latest surgery, the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback certainly squashed it. Roethlisberger, who underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair the meniscus in his right knee six days ago, only had...