June 20th, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in First it was Tiki Barber, and now Plaxico Burress. It seems that if your a veteran without a team, the Steelers have interest in you. That’s at least according to Peter King, who Monday wrote that the Steelers for sure have interest in Barber, adding him to a backfield with Rashard Mendehall and Issac Redmen. [...]
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Ravens QB Flacco Fires Back at Steelers LB Woodley’s Comments
Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco was told by a friend about Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley’s comment that Flacco and the Ravens wouldn’t win a Super Bowl “in this lifetime.” “[Woodley] obviously doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” Flacco told Keith Mills and Pete Gilbert on WBAL Saturday by way of Baltimoreravens.com. “At some level I don’t [...]
Dolphins Not Interested in Terrelle Pryor; at Least as a QB
The Dolphins are one of those teams that could use an upgrade at the quarterback position. Both General Manager Jeff Ireland and coach Tony Sparano have repeatedly stated their desire this offseason to bring in a quarterback who could challenge Chad Henne for the starting job. But could the Dolphins be interested in former Ohio [...]
NFL Owners to Start Meetings Tuesday in Chicago
NFL owners will meet in Chicago Tuesday, and perhaps into Wednesday, to discuss the status of negotiations with the players for a new collective bargaining agreement. NFL teams were advised last week to be prepared an extra day. NFL owners and players have met over the the past three weeks and reportedly there is enough [...]
Former Bengals QB Boomer Esiason Rips on His Old Team
In the wake of the Bengals ranking last among all professional sports franchises by ESPN, it didn’t come as a surprise to former Bengals quarterback Boomer Esiason. “Don’t you think we’d all be surprised if they weren’t ranked last?” Esiason told the Cincinnat Enquirer. “It’s never going to change. There is no expectation the team [...]
Vikings Players Speak Highly of Adding Plaxico Burress
Nearly two weeks since Access Vikings beat writer Judd Zulgad proclaimed, with little meat or evidence presented in the article, that the Vikings “won’t be pursuing” receiver Plaxico Burress, there has been a bunch of talk about the Vikings potentially adding Plaxico Burress. I’m not suggesting Judd isn’t correct, but it is interesting that both [...]
SI’s King Revisits the Tiki Barber to the Steelers Talk
It’s been awhile since the whole “Tiki Barber to the Steelers” chatter has been heard, but today Peter King of Sports Illustrated threw out there that Barber would be a perfect fit in 2011 for the black and gold. The Steelers have a head coach the Barber family knows well — Mike Tomlin is close [...]
National Scouting Rates Ohio St. QB Pryor As A Late-Round Pick
Former Ohio State star quarterback Terrelle Pryor isn’t held in high regard by National, the largest scouting organization service for NFL teams. The multi-dimensional Big Ten standout received a grade of 5.1 from National, ranking him as sixth-round to seventh-round material heading into what would have been his senior year, according to an NFL source [...]
