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Marvel Smith Signs With 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers made a pair of moves on Friday afternoon in regards to their offensive tackle position. After releasing veteran Jonas Jennings, the team agreed to a two-year deal with free agent Marvel Smith, in what amounts to the swapping of one injured tackle for another. According to Matt Barrows of the...

Franchising Starks Is a Wise Move

The Steelers decision to franchise Max Starks may seem puzzling, but for a team that just won the Super Bowl, it's a pretty logical move.By tagging Starks, Pittsburgh ensures that it doesn't head into free agency with a gaping hole. With Starks locked up, Pittsburgh could start the season with Starks, Kendall Simmons,...

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 Franchise Max Starks

Last offseason, the Steelers slapped Max Starks with the transition tag, and at the time, most people didn't know what to make of the move. Starks, the team's starting right tackle during the 2005 Super Bowl season, had lost his job to Willie Colon, and paying a backup more than $6 million to ride the pine didn't make much...

Kemoeatu's Agent: 'He's One of the Better Guards In the League'

If you thought there was any chance that Chris Kemoeatu was coming back to the Steelers, there are some pretty strong signs that he will be heading elsewhere in today's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.The Steelers already have Kendall Simmons (back from an Achilles injury) and 2008 starter Darnell Stapleton under contract for...

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05/20/12 Steelers take drastic measures to turn over O-line,... Source: CBSSports.com With quarterback Ben Roethlisberger now 30, and the team's most valuable player sacked an average of 43.5 times over the past six seasons -- including 40 or more sacks in all but one of those campaigns, and coming off an ankle injury last year -- Pittsburgh has drastically retooled its blocking unit.
05/17/12 Required Reading: Links to the Best in AFC North... Source: Bleacher Report Today's AFC North required reading gives some insight into the futures of two injured players as well as a few undrafted free agents.
05/16/12 Report: Steelers' Colon confirms move to right guard Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA It appears the Steelers won't wait long for their top two draft picks to work their way into the starting lineup because they've already moved Willie Colon from starting right tackle to starting left guard.
05/03/12 Pittsburgh Steelers: Predicting the Final 53-Man... Source: Bleacher Report After a very good rookie season, he will shift from right tackle to left tackle.