Brandon Torrey

With the season in the books, it’s time to break down the Pittsburgh Steelers’ roster. Today we move into the final portion of the 5-part series. Here’s T through Z, with the newcomers at the end:  

Four Positions The Steelers Should Look to Upgrade This OffseasonNFL GridIron GabThere's plenty of thinking and tinkering to do with the Steelers roster as we get set for the offseason and entering the 2012 campaign. With free agency and the draft coming up faster than we all think, today we're gonna look at a couple spots on the ...  

The Steelers have signed running back John Clay from their practice squad, and placed Curtis Brown on injured reserve, ending the rookie cornerback's season. Brown, a third-round draft pick in April, had been the Steelers' best special-teams player this ...  

But Joe Flacco came to life against the NFL's best pass defense, moving the Ravens 92 yards to score with eight seconds remaining on a 26-yard pass to rookie Torrey Smith for a 23-20 victory. Fast-forward to today, when the Steelers (11-4 ...  

It's simply about numbers: having more picks gives you more opportunities to draft talented players. As The Gambler says, "you got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em". Know when to walk away, and know when not to draft Troy Edwards (run). The largely underscored message the Steelers should be considering with the 24th overall pick is the (eye-popping) stat that in 10 consecutive drafts, teams have traded up or back...  

Steelers' wide receiver Hines Ward wants to retire with the Pittsburgh Steelers, offering to restructure his contract to do it. Ward posted on his Facebook page Saturday that he's already told the Steelers he's willing to work with them on altering his deal so he can remain with the team.  

Hines Ward, the hard-blocking anchor of the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers corps for much of the last decade, was in the news over the weekend. Not much of it was pleasant for Ward. A couple of reports surfaced indicating that … Continue reading →  

The Pittsburgh Steelers have denied reports that the team has already decided to let Hines Ward leave, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Sunday, citing sources close to the situation. The NFL Network, citing sources, had reported earlier that the Steelers were unable to find...  

There's never a good time for an ACL tear. In the case of Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall, it was especially bad. A week before the playoffs, Mendenhall's leg gave out from under him on a run at Cleveland in an eventual 13-9 victory. And with it, he mentally began preparing for a long and grueling rehabilitation, commonly as long as nine months to a year from the injury. It came before the playoffs, before the Steelers hired a new...  

Post-Gazette writer Ed Bouchette has a nice article based on an interview he did with Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger. In it, he quotes Roethlisberger as saying he's already begun working out in preparation for the 2012 season, mostly due to the fact that, on the edge of his 30th birthday, his body "doesn't recover the way it used to." Most notably, though, he mentioned how injuries to his right shoulder, thumb and ankle held him...  

As the wheels of Steelers GM Kevin Colbert's Salary Cap Reducing Machine keep churning along, he expressed an interesting possibility today regarding Steelers WR Mike Wallace, who's currently a restricted free agent. Per Scott Brown of the Tribune-Review, using the franchise tag on Wallace is still an option, despite their desire to ink him to a long-term deal. If the Steelers were to give Wallace the franchise tag, instead...  

IX - Sean Conboy, who writes for Pittsburgh Magazine, weighs in with a nice feature commentary on the hiring of Todd Haley as the new offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and why fans should not be worried about any potential beef between he and Ben Roethlisberger. X - Dermontti Dawson has always been a great interview. Now he gets to conduct an interview as a soon-to-be Hall of Famer. The longtime standout center for the...  

Jason La Canfora of the NFL Network reported that the Pittsburgh Steelers will not bring back wide receiver and fan favorite Hines Ward next season. While the Steelers and Ward are disputing that report, it is inevitable that changes are coming.  

The Pittsburgh Steelers continue to turn to their highest-paid stars in an attempt to alleviate their salary...  

Pittsburgh Steelers GM Kevin Colbert isn't counting on running back Rashard Mendenhall to be back for the...