Thursday Practice Participation Report

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Some really promising and unexpected news out of practice today- Le’Veon Bell was a full participant. Heath Miller, Curtis Brown, Steve McLendon, and Brett Keisel all were listed as full participants as well.

Jarvis Jones was limited.

Cortez Allen did not participate.

Heath was wearing a knee brace and said it would take some getting used to. He said he’s easing back into things, and how he feels Friday will determine if he plays Sunday. Bell carried the ball today in full pads, but I would personally be surprised if he made an appearance against the Bears. Great news on his progress either way, though.

Dick LeBeau said that he expects Jarvis Jones to return to practice fully tomorrow, and to play Sunday night.

Troy Polamalu To Cut His Hair For Veterans

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Troy Polamalu is heading a fundraiser in an effort to help raise money for the VFW, and raise awareness for veterans causes. The program is called The VFW Mane Event and Troy has promised to cut his hair for the first time in ten years. How much of a trim Troy will get isn’t exactly clear. Originally Troy told organizers that the cut would total 10 inches, but earlier today, Troy said it would be a “ceremonial cut”. Either way, it’s a great idea and a great gesture by Troy. The cause has already raised $34,000 and there’s just under a couple months remaining. You can watch the promo video below and read more about the Mane Event here: http://www.vfwmaneevent.org/

Updated- Troy was on NFL Total Access Friday night, and said he would be cutting off a lock of his hair.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPNJ1fhHFR8

Steelers Veterans Hold Team Meeting

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The Steelers vets called a team meeting today to discuss ways to right the ship after starting the season 0-2 for the first time since 2002.

Ben Roethlisberger spoke about having this meeting yesterday on The Fan morning show. He called the group of veterans “the 08’ers club”, and said that the main purpose was to talk about providing leadership to younger players and to make sure they know that this isn’t the Steeler way, and that it’s not acceptable.

Ben also fielded questions about being 0-2, the Bengals game, Fernando Velasco, Markus Wheaton, and more.

You can listen to the interview below:

Steelers Sign CB Devin Smith To Practice Squad

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The team announced that they have re-signed CB Devin Smith to the practice squad. Smith was originally signed by the team in August and released during the final preseason roster cuts. He was then signed to the practice squad, but waived a few days later.

Smith (5’10” 182) was released in August by the Cowboys, who originally signed him as an UDFA in April. He was not invited to the Combine, but ran a 4.49 40yd at his pro day at Wisconsin.  Smith was viewed as a nickel corner by scouts, and was said to be a strong Special Teams player who could fill in at Safety.

Steelers Wednesday Practice Participation Report

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First and foremost- Heath Miller participated fully for the first time since December. Heeeeeeath. OK, now that I got that out of the way, here’s the full list from today’s practice:

Did Not Participate:

Cortez Allen, Brett Keisel (calf strain).

Limited: 

Le’Veon Bell (foot), Jarvis Jones (heel).

Full:

Curtis Brown, Steve McLendon, and Heath Miller.

Barring a setback, it is a very real possibility that Heath Miller is on the starting lineup against the Bears Sunday night.

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Bettis: “I’d Blow Up The Offense”

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During his regular appearance on ESPN earlier, Jerome Bettis talked about the Steelers problems on offense, and what he’d do to fix them.

“If I was Mike Tomlin…the first thing I would do was address the offense, and I would blow up the offense.”, Bettis said. “I’m going to go with this no huddle offense, because … I want to keep the ball in the best player’s hand, and that’s Ben Roethlisberger.”

He goes on to talk about the importance of the no huddle and the difficulty the offensive line is having. Ultimately, the Bus says there’s cause for concern, but not panic. You can watch below.

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Steelers Cut Shayne Graham, Sign Green From Practice Squad

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The Steelers announced that they have released PK Shayne Graham today. The team has also signed CB Isaiah Green from the practice squad. Graham was signed last week as a precaution to fill in for Shaun Suisham. Suisham injured his hamstring before the Titans game last week, but returned to full participation by the end of the week, and played for the entire game last night against the Bengals.

Graham earned $55,294.00 for his time on the roster last week.

Inactives For Steelers Vs Bengals

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No real surprises on the inactive list for tonight’s game.

For the Steelers:

Le’Veon Bell, Cortez Allen, Heath Miller, Landry Jones, Shayne Graham, Curtis Brown and Cody Wallace. Shaun Suisham will be kicking tonight.

For the Bengals:

CB B. Ghee, G M. Pollak, RB R. Burkhead, WR D. Sanzenbacher, T T. Hawkinson, TE O. Charles, DE M. Hunt.

Steelers Vs Bengals Injury Report

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For the Steelers-

OUT: Cortez Allen, Le’Veon Bell and Heath Miller.

DOUBTFUL: Curtis Brown.

PROBABLE: Shaun Suisham and Steve McLendon.

As I mentioned yesterday, Cortez Allen being ruled out comes as no surprise as he hasn’t participated in practice all week. Curtis Brown is somewhat of a surprise, since he was reported to have been a full participant yesterday.  William Gay will take his place, with Shamarko Thomas seeing time in the Nickel.

For the Bengals-

OUT: CB Ghee and G Pollack.

DOUBTFUL: S Miles.

QUESTIONABLE: T Whitworth.

 

Friday Practice Participation Report

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The participation report looked better today than it did yesterday. Here’s the rundown:

Did not practice: Cortez Allen and Le’Veon Bell

Limited: Heath Miller

Full Participation: Steve McLendon, Shaun Suisham, and Curtis Brown.

We’ll have an extra day of practice this week due to the Monday night game, so the Friday participation rule won’t hold true. Having said that, I wouldn’t expect Cortez Allen to play Monday night.

McLendon and Suisham were limited on Thursday due to hamstring injuries, and Curtis Brown was out with an illness. All 3 were reported to have returned to full participation during Friday’s practice.