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Pittsburgh Steelers: Up for an Encore?

Because the NFL season never ends, we present our 2009 Offseason Roadmaps for front offices to navigate through the summer.For the second time in four years, the Steelers hoisted the Lombardi Trophy, which means no matter what happens this offseason, Steelers fans have plenty of reasons to be happy. But with an easier 2009...

Steelers Sign Fernando Bryant Out of Desperation

After losing starting cornerback Bryant McFadden to a broken arm and fill-in starter Deshea Townsend to a pulled hamstring, the Steelers are understandably desperate for a cornerback, which explains why they are signing a cornerback who was waived in the preseason by the cornerback-poor New England Patriots.Fernando...

Belichick Wasn't Impressed With Bryant's Tackling-Optional Approach to Defense

Way back in April, I wrote that the Patriots might've found a viable replacement for Asante Samuel, who had recently inked a big-money contract to play for the Eagles, when they signed Lions castoff Fernando Bryant. I based that not on the fact that head coach Bill Belichick must know something the rest of us don't because...

Patriots Disrespect Rodney Harrison, Sign Deltha O'Neal Instead of Ty Law

The Patriots signed a free agent cornerback today, but it wasn't the guy Rodney Harrison was asking for. According to Mike Reiss of the Boston Globe, the Patriots announced the signing of free agent Deltha O'Neal this morning just two days after he was released by the Bengals. After veterans Fernando Bryant and Jason...

Lions Cut Fernando Bryant, Who's Going to Play Cornerback in Detroit Next Season?

The Detroit Lions have released cornerback Fernando Bryant, leaving them without any corners as the NFL free agency period approaches. The decision to release Bryant came because he had a roster bonus coming and a high base salary for 2008, and it wasn't a bad move to release him. But cornerbacks Travis Fisher and Keith...