Cornerback Joe Burnett signed a practice roster agreement with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL on Friday. Burnett was the Steelers 5th round draft pick in 2009 and lasted just one season.
Former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher tossed the coin before the Virginia Destroyers UFL game tonight against Sacramento. Marty Schottenheimer is the head coach of the Destroyers and a long time mentor of Cowher. I wonder if flashbacks from the Thanksgiving game against Detroit went through his head.
A man wearing a Steelers shirt was run over by Colts fan in Indianapolis on Friday. The victim is hospitalized while the suspect is still at large. Crazy world we live in. Watch your back Steeler Nation.
The annual Steelers Style fashion show took place Thursday night at Heinz Field and Doug Legursky won the first annual “Swag Award,” selected by Mike Tomlin for the player who showed the most charisma on stage. Some great pictures from the show are included in the article.
The Steelers passing and rushing stats by formation through the first 4 weeks are now up. Also up are weekly TOX stats for the entire league.
Site contributor Nick Richetta joined me tonight on the latest episode of The Terrible Podcast as we preview the Steelers Titans game this Sunday.