The Steelers have named their offensive and defensive team captains for the 2013 season. Ben Roethlisberger and Maurkice Pouncey were chosen on offense. Ryan Clark and Brett Keisel were named as defensive team captains. No special teams captain was selected as of yet.
This marks the fifth year that Roethlisberger has been named team captain and the second consecutive year for Keisel.
Starting this September, Jerome Bettis will be joining ESPN as a NFL analyst. The Bus already hosts his own show on WPXI on Saturdays. The season is scheduled to premiere September 7th at 7:00pm.
http://www.wpxi.com/s/jeromebettisshow/
Also joining ESPN as a contributor is Steelers Safety Ryan Clark. Clark has made appearances on ESPN in the past, most notably on First Take, and expressed interest in a possible career in broadcasting after football. At the Super Bowl, he went as far as asking an ESPN producer if he could intern there.
“Whatever you need me to do, I will do. I want to be an ESPN NFL intern.”
The exact details of Clark’s involvement weren’t immediately available, but he will reportedly be an in-season and off-season contributor.
Ryan Clark was on The Fan earlier today discussing his desire to finish his career as a Steeler, the difference that Troy makes, how talented Shamarko Thomas is, and replacing James Harrison. In the middle of all that, he reveals his enthusiasm for Markus Wheaton and his optimism for this season.
“I’m going to say something here about the Mike Wallace thing…Markus Wheaton, and you can take this how you want…Markus Wheaton is better than Michael Wallace at everything but one thing. Speed. That’s it. He does everything else better…as far as route running, he’s more polished. I think he has better hands…I think he’s ready to step in and play.”, said Clark.
He goes on to say how getting the backs healthy and adding LaRod Stephens-Howling will compensate for losing Rashard Mendenhall. “We had Mendy, we didn’t have Mendenhall. We only had half a guy”, Clark said jokingly.
You can listen below:
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/08/17/clark-wants-to-remain-a-steeler/