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Steelers Lose Robo-Punter For Year

If you thought the Steelers special teams were bad last year, just wait until this year.Punter Daniel Sepulveda, the team's fourth-round pick in 2008, tore the ACL in his plant leg on one of the first days of camp and will miss the entire season. Although he tailed off a little at the end, Sepulveda did average 42.4 yards...

Steelers Should Try to Sign Every Available Bills' Special Teamer This Offseason

A lot's changed under new head coach Mike Tomlin: the yelling, screaming, spitting, all gone; veteran linebacker Joey Porter, released; and offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt is now in Arizona. But one thing is the same as it's always been: dreadful special teams. Steelers former special teams coach Kevin Spencer was...

Robo-Punter Earns His Keep

Despite Post-Gazette beat writer Ed Bouchette's unhappiness with the decision to draft a punter, the Steelers' decision to spend a fourth-round pick on punter Daniel Sepulveda is paying off outstandingly well.Sepulveda has already stuck 24 punts inside the 20 yard line, more than twice as many as Chris Gardocki had in 2006...

There's a Reason Teams Draft Punters: Special Teams Are Important

Punters are often overlooked as necessities, but not "real football players" or some such silliness. It's all fun and games until the special teams costs you a game. Then, not so much. That's why Andy Lee and Mike Scifres are so well regarded -- and appreciated -- by their teams. Anyway, in an effort to beef up its special...

NFL FanHouse Midseason Midtacular: Best Rookie of the Half-Season

Every NFL team has now played eight games, meaning the season has reached the halfway point. So this week we're presenting our NFL FanHouse Midseason Midtacular.Rookie of the Half-Season nominees: Adrian Peterson, RB, Vikings Minnesota took Peterson with the seventh-overall pick in April, and that's starting to look like...

DanielSepulveda News From the Web

04/21/12 Erie Times-News NFL draft tip sheet: Steelers special... Source: Erie Times-News - Erie PA Each day leading up to the April 26-28 draft, Erie Times-News NFL writer John Dudley breaks down a position need for the Bills, Browns and Steelers.