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About Steve Alan

Steve, known by most as TTF, is owner of TheSteelersFans and administrator of the best Steelers message board on the net. Big fan of strong coffee and hardcore Steelers fan from womb to tomb.

Steelers Wednesday Practice Participation Report

Brett Keisel (foot) and Shamarko Thomas (ankle) did not participate in practice today. Ramon Foster (ankle), LaMarr Woodley (calf), Stevenson Sylvester (hamstring), Fernando Velasco (knee), and Heath Miller (coach decision) were all limited. Kelvin Beachum and Emmanuel Sanders were both full participants. Sanders told members of the media that his foot was fine and that he expects to play Sunday. He said it just got stepped on during the Lions game Sunday.

Steelers Hoodie

NFL Shop Has 40% Off Already Reduced Steelers Items

The NFL Shop is offering 40% off on Steelers items that are already on sale this week, making for some pretty sweet deals. Personally, I got the KO Hoody and a sleeper for my daughter.

I was going to get this for my wife, but I don’t think she’d go for it.

Anyway, there’s lots of hats, hoodies, shirts and misc. to choose from. They’ll probably need to lower the Mike Wallace jerseys a little lower to sell any of those, though. 🙂

Get 40% off Sale-priced Items at NFLShop.com

To get to the Steelers sale items, click on ‘Extra 40% Off’ and choose Steelers on the left hand side. There’s discounts on other teams too if you need a gag gift for a family member.

Browns Sign Former Steelers WR Reggie Dunn

The Cleveland Browns have signed former Steelers UDFA Reggie Dunn to their practice squad today. Dunn was with the Steelers during training camp, but was cut when the team did it’s final 53 man roster trimming . Dunn was signed by the Packers to their practice squad a couple times last month, but has since been a free agent. The Browns just promoted a WR to their active roster, so the move likely serves two purposes. Filling a positional need and signing a player who spent time with your upcoming opponent in training camp.

Colts Sign Former Steelers RB Chris Rainey

The Indianapolis Colts have announced that they have signed former Steelers running back Chris Rainey to their active roster today. Rainey was the Steelers 5th round draft pick in 2012, who had explosive speed, and was known for returning a punt or two for a touchdown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoWFyrxfNSg

Rainey was released from the team last Winter after being arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. Many wondered if he’d ever get another shot at playing in the NFL, but the Colts have decided to take a chance on him. He ran a 4.3 40yd dash during a tryout with the Chiefs a couple months ago.

 

[Audio] Coach Tomlin’s Tuesday Press Conference

Coach Tomlin held his weekly press conference today. He talked about the win against the Lions, gave updates on Steelers injuries, spoke about the upcoming match against the Browns, running the no-huddle and much more. You can listen below.

Week 12 Steelers Injury Updates

Coach Tomlin gave his weekly injury updates today, and the outlook was good. He listed Stevenson Sylvester (hamstring) and Shamarko Thomas (ankle) as being further away than anyone else. “Those guys could be characterized at this point as doubtful”, said Tomlin.

Brett Keisel, Ramon Foster, and LaMarr Woodley are all considered to have a legitimate opportunity to participate in this week’s game, but their prepartion may be limited earlier in the week. Fernando Velasco and Kelvin Beachum, who both played in Sunday’s game, will also be monitored Matt Spaeth will also be evaluated to determine if he can return to practice.

Tomlin said Emmanuel Sanders is feeling a lot better than he did on Sunday, and he will be suited up for practice tomorrow. His participation will be their guide determining how he proceeds throughout the week.

Ben Roethlisberger Nominated For FexEx Air Player Of The Week

Ben Roethlisberger has been nominated for FedEx Air player of the week for his performance against the Lions on Sunday. Ben threw for 367 yards and had 4 touchdowns. His passer rating for Sunday was 119.4. The other nominees are Carson Palmer and Cam Newton. You can vote for Ben here: http://www.nfl.com/voting/players-air-and-ground/2013/REG/11

Matt Spaeth Could Return To Practice This Week

TE Matt Spaeth could make a return to practice this week according to head coach Mike Tomlin. During his weekly press conference, Mike Tomlin told the media that Matt Spaeth will be evaluated on the field today, and that evaluation will determine whether or not he’ll be able to participate in practice this week.

Spaeth started the season on IR/with the designation to return due to the lisfranc injury he suffered during training camp. If he did return this week, it would be roughly 14 and a half weeks after his lisfranc surgery. The team has 21 days after his return to make a decision on activating him.