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Last year, Ben Roethlisberger was accused of sexual assault. It was reported that the event happened more than a year earlier. There was no rape kit, and the charges were not criminal, but civil. Basically, that means that Roethlisberger was in no danger of facing any prison time, but, worst case scenario, would have to pay the defendant. According to TMZ ,áRoethlisberger is once again being accused of sexual assault. TMZ reports that ...

2010 NFL Draft: Steelers’ Defensive Line Getting Old? Not Really

Posted: 22nd February 2010 by Nick Signorelli in NFL
So, the Steelers defense is getting old, huh? Hate to break it to you, but they are no where near as old as you might think. You read the mock drafts and come to the conclusion that the Steelers defensive line is old and grayùkind of like the Just For Men commercial with Emmitt Smith. Let's take a look at the Steelers defensive line that everyone says is so old. Aaron Smith: ...

New Stats to Prove Ben Roethlisberger Is Better Than Peyton Manning.

Posted: 13th February 2010 by Nick Signorelli in NFL
SO...who is better, Peyton Manning or Ben Roethlisberger? The 2009 NFL season has been over for less than a week, and I think I have already read 412 different articles debating this question. Colts fans are quick to throw stats such as regular season winning percentage in Steelers' faces, while Steeler Nation is quick to point to Manning's 9-9 playoff record, and 1-1 Super Bowl record. Both sides have a great argument. ...

Ben Roethlisberger Is the Reason Bruce Arians Was Not Fired

Posted: 7th January 2010 by Nick Signorelli in NFL
It started Monday on ESPN 1250. The report was that Bruce Arians has been firedùaccording to the host, Ken Laird.á Laird basically said, on the radio, "This is not something that I am reporting based on any information from a source I don't totally trust. I would not risk my reputation reporting this if I did not believe that it was entirely true." (not an exact quote.) Laird was SO sure of ...

Breaking News: Dick LeBeau Returning To the Pittsburgh Steelers

Posted: 5th January 2010 by Nick Signorelli in NFL
As reported on ESPN 1250 in Pittsburgh, Dick LeBeau will be returning to the Steelers in 2010. There was much speculation over the last few weeks concerning LeBeau. Some reports stated that he would be leaving to join Bill Cowher, if Cowher were to take a head coaching job somewhere. Some thought he would retire if he were elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which is set to happen ...
Yes it sucks not to be in the playoffs.áThe Steelers ended the 2009 season with a three-game winning streak, but still came up short for the playoffs. Yes the sting hurts. However reality is, over the course of the next month, the draw to the playoffs is going to be too strong for some of us.á Not having anything to do with the Steelers until the draft (we know free agency will ...

Pittsburgh Steelers: Broken Hearted but Optimistic About the Future

Posted: 3rd January 2010 by Nick Signorelli in NFL
For the second time this decade, the Pittsburgh Steelers followed a Super Bowl Championship by not making the playoffs. For all the people that are going to start pointing fingers as to the decline of the Pittsburgh Steelers, remember this, the last time we didn't make the playoffs, we won the Super Bowl two years later. Though the Steelers did not make the playoffs, I believe that if they had, they ...

Patriots and Bengals Playing to Win? Brady and Ocho Say They Are!

Posted: 31st December 2009 by Nick Signorelli in NFL
Most of the talk this week was about how the Bengals and Patriots would both fold the tents, and allow the Jets and Texans to have an easy game this week. According to Tom Brady, that just is not going to happen. In a report from profootballtalk.com, Tom Brady was asked by his Dad is he would be playing the game, Tom did not know. Not wanting to let his Dad ...

Imagine, If You Will, If There Was No Free Agency in the NFL

Posted: 31st December 2009 by Nick Signorelli in NFL
One of my favorite writers here on Bleacher, Brian Carson, wrote an article about the Steelers All-Decade team. It made me wonder, what would the Steelers look like, if there was no Free Agency in the NFL? As most of you know, I am not someone that is real big on writing Slide Shows, and I have only done a couple of them. If there is anyone that I forgot please add ...

Conspiracy Theory: The NFL Is Trying To Keep the Steelers Out!

Posted: 29th December 2009 by Nick Signorelli in NFL
There is a new show on TrueTV, with former Navy Seal-Governor-Wrestler-Actor Jessie "The Body" Ventura, Conspiracy Theory. In this show, Ventura and his team of crack detective reporters looks at conspiracy theories, and try to either prove them as a hoax, or prove them correct. Man, do I have show for them! 31 of the NFL teams got together after the Super Bowl last year, and decided that SOMETHING would have to ...