In an expected move, Steelers WR Hines Ward sat out practice on Wednesday, resting his injured MCL that has been a huge topic at the Super Bowl in Tampa this week. Ward today wore a small black brace on his hurt right knee, and he’s even stated that he may wear the brace in the [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Ward Sits Out Steelers First Super Bowl Practice
January 28th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Arizona Cardinals, Injuries, Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowl 
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THQ Wireless Introduces Two NFL Mobile Applications – NFL Team Tailgate and NFL Pix & Tones
With Super Bowl around the corner THQ Wireless has two great NFL mobile applications – NFL Team Tailgate and NFL Pix & Tones – for football fanatics who want to customize their phones with content from their favorite team. Deck out your phone with Cardinals or Steelers graphics, stats, ringtones, logos, bios and any other [...]
Terry McAulay Assigned as the Referee for Super Bowl XLIII
The NFL has assigned Terry McAulay the task of being the referee for Sunday’s Super Bowl in Tampa when the Arizona Cardinals battle the Pittsburgh Steelers. It will be McAulay’s second Super Bowl. He worked his first one in Jacksonville in 2005 when the Patriots beat the Eagles. He’s been a referee in the league [...]
Keys For the Steelers To Win the Super Bowl
By Josh Satler – ProFootball101.org The Steelers come into the Super Bowl as the seven-point favorite, and rightfully so. They led the NFL in defense in 2008 and have an offense that’s capable of making some noise as well. For Pittsburgh to win on Sunday, they’ll need to do one thing aside from just showing [...]
Brees and Peterson Take Home FedEx’s Air and Ground Player of the Year Awards
FedEx and the NFL today announced the winners of the sixth annual FEDEX AIR & GROUND® NFL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR AWARDS at a press conference in Tampa Bay, site of Super Bowl XLIII. * Quarterback DREW BREES of the New Orleans Saints was named the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Year. * Running [...]
NFL Touchdown Super Bowl Matchup Breakdown: Steelers Offense vs. Cardinals Defense
Part II of the breakdown of the actual personnel matchups in Super Bowl XLIII. View Part I (Cardinals Offense vs. Steelers defense). Steeler quarterback vs. Cardinal safeties Ben Roethlisberger is a step below mediocre when it comes to making presnap reads, but he’s two steps above marvelous when it comes to improvising after the snap. [...]
Gridiron Tailgating (Super Bowl XXXI-XLI Edition) – Part III of III
NFLGridironGab.com presents to you a Gridiron Tailgating Super Bowl XXXI-XLI Special Edition. Your host Russ Loede and expert analyst Mike Panas bring you full in-depth details and insightful facts about the most recent Super Bowls in the NFL. From John Elway’s 1st SB trophy (SB XXXII) to leading his Denver Broncos to a 2nd ring in a row [...]
Steelers Coach Tomlin Has Done it His Way – And It’s Paying Off
No one could have possibly known two years ago in what the Steelers really had in head coach Mike Tomlin. By now, they sure are glad they made the decision they did. It would have been easy for Dan Rooney and the team to have gone with now Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt or Cards assistant [...]
