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By Mark Kaboly, McKeesport Daily NewsEven when Marcus Gilbert found out that he was getting moved to right tackle last year, he always held out hope that he would eventually ...

The Steelers were killing two birds with one stone at the final practice of the first OTA session Thursday. To recap, the Steelers had previously signed sixth round pick Vince Williams and fourth round pick Shamarko Thomas. Thursday, they added third round WR Markus Wheaton to that list, as well as fifth-round CB Terry Hawthorne and sixth-round WR Justin Brown. Still left to be signed, first-round OLB Jarvis Jones, second-round RB Le'Veon Bell and QB Landry Jones. Landry and Jarvis are not related. Players disperse after camp for a bit, only to return after the holiday weekend. Perhaps there will be some movement by that time on the remaining picks, but none are expected to hold out - mostly because they aren't allowed to per the CBA signed in 2011. For all the news and features on Behind The Steel Curtain from this OTA session and what to look for in the next one, click here. Follow @NealCoolong

The Steelers have signed the first of their two sixth-round selections of the 2013 NFL Draft, wide receiver Justin Brown. Financial terms of the four-year deal were not disclosed. Brown (6-3, 209),...... Source: Pittsburgh Steelers : News The post Steelers Sign Sixth-Round Pick Justin Brown appeared first on Pittsburgh Steelers Blog - NFL - PlanetSteelers.com.

If there's one thing that we've learned from the Pittsburgh Steelers first OTA session of the 2013 season, it's that second-year offensive lineman Kelvin Beachum is being given every opportunity to become the backup at center to starter Maurkice Pouncey. Throughout the week we have seen and heard reports stating that the Steelers fourth of four seventh-round draft picks from 2012 has been getting work at center and on Thursday, Jim Wexell of Steel City Insider reported on Twitter that Beachum even received reps at center with the first time during the final day of practice for the week. Beachum, Read more [...]

Le'Veon Bell interview after Day 3 of OTAs about getting acclimated to the NFL and the competition at Running Back.... Source: Pittsburgh Steelers : Videos The post Le’Veon Bell Interview appeared first on Pittsburgh Steelers Blog - NFL - PlanetSteelers.com.

Earlier on Thursday, it was announce by the Pittsburgh Steelers that they had signed draft picks Markus Wheaton and Terry Hawthorne to their rookie deals and now comes word that wide receiver Justin Brown has also signed his rookie contract. Brown, the Steelers first of two sixth round picks last month, recorded 73 catches for 879 yards and five touchdowns last season at Oklahoma after transferring there from Penn State where he played the previous three seasons. Brown left Penn State following the Jerry Sandusky scandal and the move to a more wide-open offense certainly helped him. The six Read more [...]

The Pittsburgh Steelers front-office continues to take care of business, signing another draft pick to his rookie contract. #Steelers keep signing picks, now sixth-round WR Justin Brown. — Dejan Kovacevic(@Dejan_Kovacevic) May 23, 2013 Justin Brown, one of the team's two sixth-round selections, began his collegiate career with the Penn State Nittany Lions, but ended up with the Oklahoma Sooners where he was a primary target for fifth-round draft pick, Landry Jones. Steelers sign Markus Wheaton Even though he will miss the first session of OTAs, the Steelers signed their third-round receiver. Steelers sign repaired Terry Hawthorne Despite having surgery to remove bone fragments from his knee, the Steelers signed their fifth-round pick. Wilson makes the third rookie contract signed today, following Terry Hawthorne and Markus Wheaton. Many expected Pittsburgh to wait until June 2nd, when $5.5 million will come off of the salary cap ledger thanks to Willie Colon's release back in March. Instead, the Steelers are signing as many rookies as they can with the room they have to work with now, thanks to the rules of displacement which allow these new deals to basically hit the cap for pennies on the dollar at this point of the off-season. Brown will be competing against Wheaton, and the team's entrenched veterans, vying for a shot at a roster spot - at least on the practice squad. Rookies expected to remain unsigned until after June 1st are outside linebacker Jarvis Jones, and possibly running back Le'Veon Bell.

The Steelers have signed the first of their two sixth-round selections of the 2013 NFL Draft, wide receiver Justin Brown. Financial terms of the four-year deal were not disclosed. Brown (6-3, 209),...

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders told KDKA-FM that they’re engaged in ongoing contract talks to get an extension done. “Of course, and those conversations are going on right now,” said Sanders, per NFL.com. Sanders said he never stopped thinking of himself as a Steeler while the Patriots tried to lure him away with an offe... Source: Yardbarker: Pittsburgh Steelers The post Steelers, Emmanuel Sanders engaged in ongoing contract talks appeared first on Pittsburgh Steelers Blog - NFL - PlanetSteelers.com.

Apr 24, 2013; New York, NY, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell interviews at the NFL Play 60 Youth Football Festival at Chelsea Waterside Park. Mandatory Credit: Debby Wong-USA TODAY Sports Today I am taking a break from all things Pittsburgh Steelers and instead I’d like to offer up ten ideas to make the NFL somewhat fun again. Some of the ideas range from the practical to wishful, but allow me to dream. 1. Goodbye Goodell. I am not a Goodell fan, I think he’s bad for the NFL no matter how noble his intentions. Since taking over for Paul Tagliabue, Goodell’s NFL can be best compared to the Soviet Union’s Iron Curtain during the height of the Cold War. While he’s not the worst commissioner in sports (Bud Selig is absolute garbage and David Stern lets the inmates run the asylum), Goodell talks one game and tries to play another. I’m a little (make that very) tired of his puffed out chest and I’m-the-sheriff attitude. How can you say you are all for player safety yet want to add two games to the regular season? Solution? Give he and every commissioner in sports an eight year term and that’s it. If the President of the United States can only serve two terms, why should commissioners of major sports be different? Let Sheriff Goodell have his eight years and let him ride off into the sunset, tin badge, ten gallon hat and all. 2. Rotate the NFL draft site. Why does New York always get the fun? Do you really think the players care if they are walking on the stage at Radio City music Hall or town hall? Do what the NHL does and rotate the draft site every year so each of the 32 team cities get to host a draft. Pick a stadium, an arena or whatever. It’d be great fun for the fans. A simple venue works just as well, the draft doesn’t always need to be a cirque de soleil presentation. Besides, I’m sick of hearing the J-e-t-s Jets Jets Jets chant every year whenever gang green comes up to pick. 3.Move the draft to March. News that the 2014 draft will be moved to mid-May due to scheduling conflicts with the Easter Bunny came out yesterday and it’s a very bad idea. Anyone who thinks a May draft won’t be a permanent thing after 2014 obviously still believes there is an Easter Bunny. Back in the old days, the draft was in February. A May draft would mean more analyzing and over analyzing (and more Mike Mayock) and would screw up the NFL calender. Move the draft (Easter Bunny be damned) to March and keep it there. By then the college all star games and combine would be over and teams would have a couple of weeks to make their choices. I know this conflicts with Pro days, but who cares? Make the pro days a week after the combine. There, problem solved. 4.Make preseason games free.O.K., I don’t know how exactly the logistics would work, but one solution is include them for free for season ticket holders in their packages and offer the remaining seats at the games for the rest. And since they are free, they can not be sold for any monetary value on stubhub or ticketmaster. Face it, half the guys playing the pre season games won’t make the team, why force people to pay to watch in person? 5.Keep the pre season schedule as is. Four games, that’s all. First game should be all rookies, rookie free agents, free agents and backups. No starter should take the field in the first game. I don’t need to see Ben Roethlisberger take four meaningless snaps and call it a day. Second pre season game the starters should play a quarter. The third and fourth games they play a half.Yes, the risk of injury is there, but you risk getting injured walking across the street. Every sport needs a preseason to get into shape, run the offense and defense and work on timing, etc. I know most teams keep it vanilla in the pre season but for guys trying to make the team, pre season games may be the only shot they ever get. 6.No more opening day kickoff concerts. The Broncos play