Jeff Pash has said he expects the league and its players to continue working toward separate votes today on a new CBA that would end the four-month-old lockout. He thinks both sides are at the point where they can close. Reading between the lines I see it being Friday.
John Clayton posted the cap situations for all 21 teams yesterday and as expected the Steelers are indeed $10 million over. Looking within the division, the Ravens are $5.33 under, the Bengals are $35.9 under and the Browns are $33.3 under.
There is a good article on free agent cornerback Ike Taylor up now at Pro Player Insiders. It covers a little background on Ike leading up to being drafted by the Steelers.
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Cold Hard Football Facts did a statistical comparison between Ben Roethlisberger and Peyton Manning to better ease the mind of linebacker James Harrison.
Speaking of Harrison, you can place a prop bet on if he he will be fined by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell or if he will be dropped by the Steelers for his comments that recently appeared in Men\’s Journal.
The Bengals blog Who Dey Fans had me as a guest on their podcast last night to talk about the state of the Steelers heading into the 2011 season.
