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	<title>ProFootballTalk.com &#187; Pittsburgh Steelers</title>
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		<title>FARRIOR&#8217;S DEAL IS DONE</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/21/farriors-deal-is-done/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday it was reported that the Pittsburgh Steelers and linebacker James Farrior were close to a contract extension, and today it&#8217;s being reported that the deal is done.
Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting that Farrior, who had one year remaining on his current contract at a base salary of $3.24 million, will sign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NO PROGRESS BETWEEN STEELERS, SMITH</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/21/no-progress-between-steelers-smith/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Steelers left tackle Marvel Smith sounds like a man who expects to finish his career somewhere other than Pittsburgh.
Smith is heading into the final year of his contract, and he and the Steelers are not close to an extension. And with the Steelers&#8217; general policy of refusing to negotiate deals during the season, Smith tells [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REPORT:  STEELERS, FARRIOR CLOSE TO NEW DEAL</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/20/report-steelers-farrior-close-to-new-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/20/report-steelers-farrior-close-to-new-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Our friends at KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh (actually, we don&#8217;t really know them, but they seem nice) report that the Steelers and linebacker James Farrior are close to working out a contract extension.
Farrior is entering the last year of his current deal.  He&#8217;s due to earn a base salary of $3.24 million in 2008.
The 1997 first-rounder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SPORTINGNEWS.COM:  CULPEPPER NEEDS AN AGENT, NOW</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/18/sportingnewscom-culpepper-needs-an-agent-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/18/sportingnewscom-culpepper-needs-an-agent-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In our newest weekly Sunday night/Monday morning item for SportingNews.com, we&#8217;ve taken a look at the curious case of quarterback Daunte Culpepper.
The nine-year veteran can&#8217;t get a job, even with more than 125 quarterbacks in 32 camps. 
So what gives?  For starters, he might get a few more sniffs &#8211; and might become smart enough to take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>POLAMALU EMERGING FROM PUP LIST SOON</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/18/polamalu-emerging-from-pup-list-soon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/18/polamalu-emerging-from-pup-list-soon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[After three weeks of missed practices due to a hamstring problem that has relegated him to the physically unable to perform list, the Steelers are ready to remove safety Troy Polamalu from the physically unable to perform list.
Coach Mike Tomlin said on Sunday that Polamalu could practice as soon as Tuesday, and might play in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STEELERS ADD ORPHEUS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/17/steelers-add-orpheus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pittsburgh Steelers have announced the acquisition of free-agent defensive end Orpheus Roye.
Roye entered the league as a sixth-round pick of the Steelers in 1996.  After four years in Pittsburgh, Roye spent eight with the Browns.
He appeared in 13 games in 2007, starting nine of them.
It&#8217;s a one-year deal, most likely for the veteran minimum.
Though [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PITTSBURGH STEELERS PRESEASON ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/15/pittsburgh-steelers-preseason-one-liners-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Is Steelers LB James Harrison concerned about the defense&#8217;s performance against the Bills in Toronto?  &#8220;Yeah, I&#8217;m concerned,&#8221; Harrison said.  &#8220;We got the ball drove down our throats three of the four times we were in there, so hell yeah I&#8217;m concerned.&#8221;  (We think he&#8217;s concerned.)
Coach Mike Tomlin agrees:  &#8220;We fell short essentially in all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STARKS BIDING HIS TIME FOR FREE AGENCY?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/15/starks-biding-his-time-for-free-agency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/15/starks-biding-his-time-for-free-agency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[With a guaranteed one-year contract worth nearly $7 million and a shot at hitting in March 2009 a market that pays long-term contracts worth $7 million per year to so-so players, the buzz coming out of Steelers camp is that tackle Max Starks is merely going through the motions.
As one source put it, Starks&#8217; training-camp [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ROONEYS TO MEET WITH COMMISH NEXT WEEK</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/15/rooneys-to-meet-with-commish-next-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/15/rooneys-to-meet-with-commish-next-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Amid criticism that the league office has allowed members of the Steelers ownership group to hold prohibited gambling interests for too long without forcing them to divest those interests or sell their stake in the team, the five Rooney brothers will meet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on August 21 in New York, according  to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SCALPERS LOSE AT STEELERS-BILLS GAME</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/15/scalpers-lose-at-steelers-bills-game/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/15/scalpers-lose-at-steelers-bills-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Argonauts might not be the only folks in Toronto who aren&#8217;t thrilled about the arrival of the NFL.
Scalpers hoped to buy tickets at face value and to re-sell them at a tidy profit. 
It didn&#8217;t happen.
According to the Star, seats with a face value of $300 were selling for $20 or less before the game. 
&#8220;There&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BART SCOTT STILL WANTS A PIECE OF HINES WARD</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/13/bart-scott-still-wants-a-piece-of-hines-ward/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/13/bart-scott-still-wants-a-piece-of-hines-ward/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Baltimore Ravens visit the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday, September 29, an interesting subplot could result in an on-field explosion.
When the two teams met at Heinz Field on a Monday night in early November of 2007, Steelers receiver Hines Ward blew up on separate occasions Ravens safety Ed Reed and Ravens linebacker Bart Scott.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LEFTWICH TAKES SHOT AT DAUNTE?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/12/leftwich-takes-shot-at-daunte/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/12/leftwich-takes-shot-at-daunte/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[New Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich, who joined the team two days ago with no guarantee that he&#8217;d be anything other than the short-term backup to starter Ben Roethlisberger, might have taken a shot on Monday at quarterback Daunte Culpepper.
Both Leftwich and Culpepper came to Steelers&#8217; training camp on Sunday, with the team planning to sign at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LEFTWICH INKS ONE-YEAR MINIMUM DEAL</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/11/leftwich-inks-one-year-minimum-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/11/leftwich-inks-one-year-minimum-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[How desperate was quarterback Byron Leftwich to find work?  Sufficiently desperate to accept a one-year deal for the league minimum.
Per the Post-Gazette, Leftwich received a $40,000 signing bonus and will be paid a base salary of $605,000 in 2008.
Leftwich reportedly was the team&#8217;s first choice, with Daunte Culpepper providing leverage to get Leftwich to accept [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PITTSBURGH STEELERS PRESEASON ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/11/pittsburgh-steelers-preseason-one-liners-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Listed as 325 pounds by the Steelers, DT Casey Hampton says, &#8220;I ain&#8217;t been 325 in a long time.&#8221;  (And every chair in his house can confirm this.) 
Now that Hampton finally has been removed from the PUP list, he was candid in his criticism of coach Mike Tomlin for keeping Hampton out of practice for two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CULPEPPER WANTS A CHANCE TO START</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/10/culpepper-wants-a-chance-to-start/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/10/culpepper-wants-a-chance-to-start/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Although we reported yesterday that the Steelers would sign both Byron Leftwich and Daunte Culpepper, and although both quarterbacks visited the Steelers today, so far only Leftwich has signed.
So why was Culpepper&#8217;s name missing from the announcement that the Steelers had signed Leftwich?
Apparently Culpepper wants to be more than just a backup: John Clayton of ESPN reports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STEELERS SIGN BYRON LEFTWICH</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/10/steelers-sign-byron-leftwich/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/10/steelers-sign-byron-leftwich/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pittsburgh Steelers have announced the signing of free agent quarterback Byron Leftwich.
Signing a quarterback became a high priority for Pittsburgh when Charlie Batch suffered a broken collarbone in the Steelers&#8217; preseason opener.
Yesterday we reported that the Steelers would sign both Leftwich and another free agent quarterback, Daunte Culpepper. Although Culpepper was, like Leftwich, at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LEFTWICH, CULPEPPER IN LATROBE</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/10/leftwich-culpepper-in-latrobe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We reported on Saturday night that the Steelers would be adding both Byron Leftwich and Daunte Culpepper to the roster in the wake of the broken collarbone suffered by quarterback Charlie Batch.
Both veteran (and unemployed) quarterbacks are at the team&#8217;s training camp in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, undergoing physicals.
It&#8217;s presently unclear whether both men will be signed.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STEELERS TO ADD LEFTWICH, CULPEPPER</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/09/steelers-to-add-leftwich-culpepper/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/09/steelers-to-add-leftwich-culpepper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A league source tells PFT that the Pittsburgh Steelers will add not one but two veteran backup quarterbacks.
Per the source, after Charlie Batch suffered a broken collarbone in the preseason opener, the Steelers are bringing on both Byron Leftwich and Daunte Culpepper.
Pete Prisco of Sportsline reported today that the Steelers were considering both veterans.
Batch was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PITTSBURGH STEELERS PRESEASON ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/09/pittsburgh-steelers-preseason-one-liners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/09/pittsburgh-steelers-preseason-one-liners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[K  Jeff Reed made a rare 50-yard field goal from the soon-to-be mossy slop of Heinz Field.
The Steelers started immediately working the phones after the preseason opener in search of a short-term replacement for Charlie Batch.
Said coach Mike Tomlin of the run that resulted in Batch&#8217;s injury:  &#8220;The competitor got the best of him, and he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LEFTWICH LANDING IN THE &#8216;BURGH?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/09/leftwich-landing-in-the-burgh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/09/leftwich-landing-in-the-burgh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A day after one former Marshall quarterback got out of the dumpster and found a job in Miami, another former Marshall signal-caller could be in business as well.
With Steelers backup Charlie Batch expected to miss four-to-six weeks with a broken collarbone, free-agent quarterback Byron Leftwich is expected to arrive in Pittsburgh on Saturday for a workout and, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BATCH BUSTS COLLARBONE</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/08/batch-busts-collarbone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/08/batch-busts-collarbone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch suffered a broken right collarbone during Friday night&#8217;s preseason opener in Pittsburgh.
The injury apparently came during a busted play in the second quarter, when running back Mewelde Moore failed to take a hand off and Batch ran the ball on his own, gaining six yards.
The duration of Batch&#8217;s absence isn&#8217;t known.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STEELERS OWNERSHIP RESOLUTION EXPECTED SOON</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/07/steelers-ownership-resolution-expected-soon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/07/steelers-ownership-resolution-expected-soon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Amid reports that billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller remains interested in buying a majority stake in the Pittsburgh Steelers, we&#8217;re told that the awkward situation involving the team&#8217;s primary ownership of the team is nearing a resolution.
Per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Druckenmiller is ready to purchase shares held by Dan Rooney&#8217;s four brothers via a straight cash deal that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LEAGUE BUZZES OVER ROONEY SITUATION</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/06/league-buzzes-over-rooney-situation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/06/league-buzzes-over-rooney-situation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[At a time when the Fate of Favre is the all-consuming story in pro football, there&#8217;s another issue that has been nudged out of the media spotlight, but that has been causing phone lines among the various NFL front offices to light up.
As a league source recently told us, the tenuous hold that Dan Rooney [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PITTSBURGH STEELERS TRAINING CAMP ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/05/pittsburgh-steelers-training-camp-one-liners-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/05/pittsburgh-steelers-training-camp-one-liners-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[G Chris Kemoeatu (triceps) made his 2008 training camp debut on Monday; he&#8217;s expected to replace Alan Faneca.
Kemoeatu was installed into the first-team offense, and committed a false start after just a handful of plays.
Various Steelers missed practice Monday with minor ailments, including 2007 team MVP James Harrison.
Mewelde Moore is listed as the top kick and punt returner on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>POLAMALU, OTHER STEELERS STILL NOT PRACTICING</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/04/polamalu-other-steelers-still-not-practicing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/04/polamalu-other-steelers-still-not-practicing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Steelers safety Troy Polamalu, whose weird unique training habits include not lifting weights and not drinking Gatorade, is still nursing a hamstring problem.
Polamalu hasn&#8217;t participated in training camp practices, and coach Mike Tomlin said on Sunday that he could miss another big chunk of preseason preparations.  &#8220;It could be three days, or it could be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PITTSBURGH STEELERS TRAINING CAMP ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/02/pittsburgh-steelers-training-camp-one-liners-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/02/pittsburgh-steelers-training-camp-one-liners-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DE Aaron Smith is fully recovered from an arm injury that ended his season last December.
The Steelers are trying to get QB Ben Roethlisberger to get rid of the ball faster.
Maybe the Queen of England can buy out Dan Rooney&#8217;s brothers.
Is Willie Reid down to his last chance?
NT Casey Hampton doesn&#8217;t know when he&#8217;ll be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STEELERS ADD DRUMMOND</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/31/steelers-add-drummond/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Steelers have signed veteran kick returner Eddie Drummond, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Drummond, a Pittsburgh native who played college football at Penn State, was a Pro Bowler with the Lions in 2004.
The Steelers also have placed punter Daniel Sepulveda on injured reserve, meaning that he&#8217;s done for the season.
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		<title>SWEED SUFFERS HAMSTRING INJURY?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/30/sweed-suffers-hamstring-injury/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/30/sweed-suffers-hamstring-injury/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Steelers rookie receiver Limas Sweed, a second-round draft pick in 2008, was carted off the practice field on Wednesday with an apparent injury to his right hamstring.
The Steelers are hoping that Sweed can make a significant contribution to the receiving corps as a rookie.  At six feet, four inches, Sweed gives quarterback Ben Roethlisberger the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAYONARA, SEPULVEDA</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/29/sayonara-sepulveda/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/29/sayonara-sepulveda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Steelers have lost punter Daniel Sepulveda for the entire 2008 season with a torn ACL in his right knee.
Sepulveda said that his right knee &#8220;didn&#8217;t feel right&#8221; during a warmup on Monday.  The torn ligament was found via an MRI.
The team has placed Sepulveda on injured reserve, and has replaced him with Paul Ernster.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CEDRICK WILSON CATCHES ON &#8212; IN HIGH SCHOOL</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/29/cedrick-wilson-catches-on-in-high-school/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/29/cedrick-wilson-catches-on-in-high-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In March the Pittsburgh Steelers terminated the contract of receiver Cedrick Wilson less than a day after he was arrested for punching his former girlfriend.
Wilson hasn&#8217;t been able to get a job with an NFL team since then, but he is still in football &#8212; he&#8217;s now a high school assistant coach. Wilson is the [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/28/4574/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
The Steelers hire a new personal trainer for Casey Hampton.
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		<title>IS HAMPTON PUSHING FOUR BILLS?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/28/is-hampton-pushing-four-bills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/28/is-hampton-pushing-four-bills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Steelers defensive tackle Casey Hampton is on the PUP list, because he&#8217;s eaten a few too many hots DOGS. 
There&#8217;s talk in league circles that Hampton, who is listed at 325 pounds, weighs in excess of 350 pounds, and that he possibly tips breaks the scales at 370. 
Regardless of the number (and we&#8217;re trying to find out what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PITTSBURGH STEELERS TRAINING CAMP ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/28/pittsburgh-steelers-training-camp-one-liners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/28/pittsburgh-steelers-training-camp-one-liners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Pro Bowl S Troy Polamalu is on the PUP list with a hamstring.
Ditto for G Chris Kemoeatu, who has a triceps problem.
DT Casey Hampton was placed on PUP because he failed the conditioning test, likely because he has aced a few too many marinating tests.
Says coach Mike Tomlin of Hampton&#8217;s situation:  &#8220;Hopefully, it doesn&#8217;t [take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RUSH INTERESTED IN THE RAMS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/25/rush-interested-in-the-rams/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/25/rush-interested-in-the-rams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Radio host Rush Limbaugh, whose career included five years ago (holy crap, has it been that long?) a brief stint on ESPN&#8217;s NFL coverage, reportedly would be interested in buying the St. Louis Rams.
&#8220;The Rams would be a great team to have,&#8221; Limbaugh told the St. Louis Business Journal, via Sports by Brooks.  &#8220;I have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STEELERS SIGN MENDENHALL</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/25/steelers-sign-mendenhall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/25/steelers-sign-mendenhall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed to terms with their first-round pick in the 2008 draft, running back Rashard Mendenhall.
The former Illinois standout, who parlayed one solid year into his lofty draft status, will receive $7.125 million in guaranteed money on a five-year deal.  The package has a total value of $12.555 million.
Mendenhall joins Willie Parker [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AFC NORTH PREVIEW</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/24/afc-north-preview/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/24/afc-north-preview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As the not-so-dynamic duo at PFTV continues the division-by-division preview of the eight NFL divisions, let&#8217;s take a look-see at the AFC North.
Here it is.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wne4P2I4YW8

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		<title>FARRIOR WANTS TO STAY WITH THE STEELERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/19/farrior-wants-to-stay-with-the-steelers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/19/farrior-wants-to-stay-with-the-steelers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Though he&#8217;s three years on the wrong side of 30, linebacker James Farrior wants to stay with the Steelers after his current contract expires after the coming season.
&#8220;I love the team,&#8221; Farrior recently told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.  &#8221;I love the organization.  I feel like this is a good home for me, and I&#8217;d love to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PA. COUNTY MAY TRY TO RECOUP HEINZ FIELD FUNDS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/16/state-and-county-may-recoup-heinz-field-funds-if-steelers-sold/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/16/state-and-county-may-recoup-heinz-field-funds-if-steelers-sold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Tunison</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that Allegheny County Controller Mark Patrick Flaherty has warned the Rooney family that a change in the team&#8217;s ownership could result in the state and county asking for the return of its $281 million share of Heinz Field&#8217;s construction costs.
&#8220;As the financial watchdog for the County, I will not permit a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DRUCKENMILLER DOESN&#8217;T WANT A MINORITY STAKE IN STEELERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/16/druckenmiller-doesnt-want-a-minority-stake-in-steelers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/16/druckenmiller-doesnt-want-a-minority-stake-in-steelers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Billionaire A.G. Pennypacker Stanley Druckenmiller is interested in buying a chunk of the Pittsburgh Steelers.  But he doesn&#8217;t want only a minority piece of the team. 
He wants the majority share.
To get there, Druckenmiller needs to buy each of the 16-percent pieces owned by the four Rooney brothers not named Dan.
Per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Druckenmiller hopes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WAS COWHER&#8217;S DEPARTURE INFLUENCED BY OWNERSHIP TROUBLES?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/15/was-cowhers-departure-influenced-by-ownership-troubles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/15/was-cowhers-departure-influenced-by-ownership-troubles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[With the Rooney family potentially losing its grip on the football franchise that the patriarch, Art Rooney, Sr., founded more than 75 years ago, there&#8217;s an interesting question on the minds of some league insiders.
Did former coach Bill Cowher know about the looming problems in ownership, and did it affect his decision to leave the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BEARS LAND KEVIN JONES</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that free-agent running back Kevin Jones, a first-round pick in 2004, will sign a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears.
Chicago was a no-brainer destination for Jones, given that the team dumped its own first-round bust of a back, Cedric Benson, in June.
The move conflicts with coach Lovie Smith&#8217;s subsequent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KEVIN JONES JOINING STEELERS OR BEARS</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Tampa Tribune, free-agent running back Kevin Jones, a first-round pick of the Lions in 2004, will sign with either the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Chicago Bears on Tuesday.
The news came from Jones&#8217; agent, Tony Fleming, who indicated that the list of five interested teams (including the Buccaneers) has been narrowed to two.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SPORTINGNEWS.COM:  AFC NORTH COULD PRODUCE SUB-.500 CHAMP</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our weekend effort for SportingNews.com, we take a close look at the challenges facing the four teams of the AFC North.
The biggest challenge is the schedule of games they&#8217;ll play, and the end result could be the first 8-8 division champ since 1985, or the first sub-.500 division winner ever.
Here&#8217;s the article.
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		<title>RAMS (STILL) FOR SALE</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In addition to the Steelers and (though denied by the team) the Jaguars, the Rams are also for sale, according to SportsBusiness Journal.
Per SBJ, the Rams have hired an investment bank to locate possible buyers.  The primary owners, Chip Rosenbloom and Lucia Rodriguez has turned down an offer.  Team president John Shaw said that a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RHODEN COMPARES ROONEYS TO VICK</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/13/rhoden-compares-rooneys-to-vick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In the days since the news broke that the Rooney family could be giving up its majority ownership of the Pittsburgh Steelers, there has been almost universal praise for the Rooneys in the media.
But New York Times columnist William C. Rhoden had harsh words for the Rooneys today. On an appearance on ESPN&#8217;s The Sports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KIRWAN SEES 80-PERCENT CHANCE OF FAVRE RETURN</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/11/kirwan-sees-80-percent-chance-of-favre-return/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Favre watch continues to dominate the NFL news and rumors, Pat Kirwan of NFL.com offers up an informed estimate of the chances that the former Packers quarterback will return in 2008.
&#8220;I have talked with a few people close enough to Favre that I now feel comfortable that an 80 percent chance may be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STEELERS MOVE HIGHLY UNLIKELY</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If any Steelers fans out there are fearing that the current ownership turmoil in Pittsburgh could lead to the team leaving the region of the Three Rivers, fear not.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Steelers signed a 30-year Heinz Field lease in 2001, and it would cost as much as $140 million to break it.
Still, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>POOR PLANNING LED TO CURRENT PITTSBURGH PREDICAMENT?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/10/poor-planning-led-to-current-pittsburgh-predicament/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ownership mess that has been percolating in Pittsburgh for as many as two years possibly could have been avoided.  At a minimum, it possibly could have been resolved without turning awkward, verging on ugly.
As NFLPA-certified agent and sports lawyer Ron Del Duca pointed out to us on Thursday, no one is asking whether the Rooney [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CUBAN &#8220;NOT INTERESTED&#8221; IN ACQUIRING SHARE OF STEELERS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the unexpected ownership issues in Pittsburgh continue to gather steam, one high-profile native son who has been linked in the past to the local baseball and hockey teams says he&#8217;s not interested in the NFL franchise.
Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by e-mail that he &#8220;would not be interested&#8221; in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RITA MCGINLEY UNLIKELY TO SELL STEELERS SHARE</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/10/rita-mcginley-unlikely-to-sell-steelers-share/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The McGinley family, part owners of the Pittsburgh Steelers, has been so quiet through the years that a lot of NFL fans didn&#8217;t know until this week that the Rooneys don&#8217;t own the entire team.
But they don&#8217;t, and the 20 percent stake that is controlled by the McGinleys could now be in play. However, [...]]]></description>
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