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Staley Signing Spurred Bettis to Succeed

By JJ CooperSep 22nd 2009 – 7:57PM

When Jerome Bettis was working at NBC over the past couple of years he could sometimes be criticized for being a little bland. At his best he offered some interesting insights (like when he correctly proclaimed that Bill Cowher was going to retire months before he did), but he generally could best be described as a...

Despite Ian O'Connor's Worst Efforts, Ben Roethlisberger Is Still Better Than Eli Manning

By Adam GretzOct 22nd 2008 – 7:05PM

As I was doing my daily browsing of the Internet, searching for videos of cats playing ping-pong and water-skiing squirrels, I stumbled upon this article from Ian O'Connor over at Fox Sports titled, "In a do-over, Eli still gets draft nod over Big Ben."My first thought was, "oh crap, not this again." Being the sane,...

Lane Kiffin Wants to Run the Ball... A Lot

By Adam GretzAug 31st 2008 – 1:25PM

You can say this about Oakland Raiders Head Coach Lane Kiffin: he knows what the strength of his offense is. According to Raiders beat writer Jerry McDonald at the Contra Costa Times, Kiffin is having dreams of a monster, clock-killing, punishing rushing attack led by Justin Fargas, Darren McFadden and Michael Bush that...

Mewelde Moore Draws Comparisons to Kevin Faulk, Sans Marijuana Possession Charge

By Ryan WilsonJul 4th 2008 – 2:58PM

Last week, the Steelers released Najeh Davenport, a 245-pound running back who was signed to replace the ineffective Duce Staley in 2006. Staley was signed two years earlier to take over for the soon-to-be-retiring Jerome Bettis (he's from Detroit, you know). The common theme among the three backs? They were all big,...

Hines Ward Out for Sunday's Game; Ricardo Colclough Doubtful

By Ryan WilsonSep 28th 2007 – 2:33PM

Well, this doesn't happen every week, but Steelers' wideout Hines Ward will miss this weekend's game against the Cardinals. In his 10-year career, Ward has missed only three starts, all since 2005. A bum knee -- suffered last week during a two-play stretch that featured back-to-back Big Ben Medicine-ball specials that...

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Background on duce staley

Duce Staley (born February 27, 1975) is a former American football running back in the National Football League best known for his tenure with the Philadelphia Eagles.

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