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Less than a year after they celebrated the
75th anniversary of one of the greatest family-owned franchises
in sports history, the Steelers appear to be on the precipice of a major restructuring in ownership that could result in the franchise being ...
A deal could be reached within days to
sell a majority interest in the Pittsburgh Steelers to
the chairman of a Pittsburgh-based investment firm, taking control of the NFL franchise away from the Rooney family.
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Pittsburgh Steelers Latest Blog Posts [more]
DRUCKENMILLER TO CONTROL STEELERS?
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Roethlisberger says he has better handle on offense
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How did I not know about MLB M&M’s until now?
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Are You Sure We Can't Interest You In The Pirates, Mr. Druckenmiller?
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NFL Owners Won't Approve a Steelers Sale Without Dan Rooney's Blessing
Posted 13 hours ago at FanHouse
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Relax, Dan Rooney isn't going to sell the
team (I've seen this everywhere, but chest bump to
The White Boob Boom for emailing it to me). It seems that Dan is just trying to buy his brothers' shares in the team. Said brothers have more of an interest ...
Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting
that a member or representative of the Rooney family
has contacted billionaire hedge fund manager Stanley Druckenmiller about buying shares in the Steelers. Citing an unnamed source, Dulac ...
A deal could be reached within days to
sell a majority interest in the Pittsburgh Steelers to
the chairman of a Pittsburgh-based investment firm, taking control of the NFL franchise away from the Rooney family. The shares would be sold to Stanley Druckenmiller, chairman of Duquesne Capital management, making him principal owner of the team. Druckenmiller’s interest was first reported Monday by ...
…Has a nice ring to it, eh? It
appears that the Tribe are not the only ones
selling these days. The wonderful Rooneys are looking for some buyers of their beloved Pittsburgh Steelers.
Stanley Druckenmiller, the billionaire chairman of Pittsburgh's Duquesne
Capital Management and a member of Oakmont Country Club,
was contacted by a member or representative of the Rooney family about buying shares in the team, the Pittsburgh ...
The Steelers agreed to terms with Bruce Davis,
Tony Hills and Dennis Dixon. Each player will get
a chance to see some time this season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have reached an agreement with
one of the more intriguing players in the 2008
draft, quarterback Dennis Dixon of Oregon. Per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the fifth-rounder gets a three-year deal, which includes a $130,000 ...
With less than three weeks until the start
of training camp, the Steelers have signed one of
their draft picks and reached contractual agreement with another. ...
Could the Pittsburgh Steelers, one of the longtime
cornerstone franchises of the National Football League, be up
for sale? ( A sale of the Steelers could be worth a ton of money ) The WALL STREET JOURNAL reports that the NFL team has been “ quietly” shopped around to potential purchasers , as the current owners decide on their future affiliations with the franchise. The ...
Quietly Shop the Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers --
owned for 75 years by the same local family
-- is secretly being shopped to potential buyers as the five sons of the football team's founder and their heirs spar over the storied franchise's ...
Earlier today, I revealed 11-20 in my list
of the top 20 most important college football rivalry
games for the upcoming season. Now, I give you the top 10, and just like the first 10, these could all prove to be classics. 10. Pittsburgh vs. West ...
Quietly Shop the Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers --
owned for 75 years by the same local family
-- is secretly being shopped to potential buyers as the five sons of the football team's founder and their heirs spar over the storied franchise's ...
John R. Wilke of the Wall Street Journal
is reporting that Dan Rooney confirmed today that the
storied Pittsburgh Steelers football franchise has been secretly shopped to potential buyers amid continuing divisions among the five sons of the team's founder, Art Rooney Sr.
The storied Pittsburgh Steelers football franchise has been
secretly shopped to potential buyers amid continuing divisions among
the five sons of the team's founder, Art Rooney Sr. The talks affect not only one of America's iconic sports franchises, ...
How kickass was the George Michael Sports Machine
back in the late 80’s/early 90s? The hokey phony
sports computer equipment notwithstanding, his show was must-see on Sunday nights– Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann be damned. The clip ...
Well, I hope your weekends were all as
ridiculous as mine. Without getting into too much detail,
let's just say I was in Killadelphia Philadelphia for at least 24 hours, and upon my return to the Garden State, played Rock Band for a cumulative 10 ...
Early reports from Pittsburgh suggest RB Mewelde Moore
could prove a free-agent steal, the way we hear
it, with the play of the ex-Vikings back in offseason workouts drawing comparisons to Patriots pass-catching RB Kevin Faulk from a veteran Steelers observer.
Steelers linebacker James Farrior was drenched in sweat,
his muscular upper body sagging from physical exertion in
the sweltering central Florida heat at Disney's Wide World of Sports. And then something magical occurred.
I was listening to a discussion on sports
talk radio the other day about the top NFL
quarterbacks. When they got to Ben, with whom they ranked third behind Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, they talked about his continued “development as an NFL quarterback.” It’s a topic that always crops up when talking about Ben, and this year especially, due to the added weapons to his ...
Early reports from Pittsburgh suggest RB Mewelde Moore
could prove a free-agent steal, the way we hear
it, with the play of the ex-Vikings back in offseason workouts drawing comparisons to Patriots pass-catching RB Kevin Faulk from a veteran Steelers ...
Listen DirecTV (Directv? DirectV? DirecTv? DirectTV? Or as
you always print it, DIRECTV?), I don’t ask for
much. I’ve been a happy NFL Sunday Ticket customer for more than six years now (SuperFan subscriber for two) with nary a ...
Yeah, peace is right. Moment of silence for
former Steeler Jared Zabransky. ... The Steelers released the
former Boise State quarterback. I'll always remember his 4+ offseason months with the Black and Gold. This day was inevitable, what with ...
Before he even had a chance to make
it to training camp, the Steelers released first-year quarterback
Jared Zabransky and added wide receiver Marvin Allen to their practice squad as part of an NFL ...
PITTSBURGH -- The Steelers made a couple of
changes to their roster Wednesday in advance of training
camp. The Steelers released quarterback Jared Zabransky and added a player from England to the practice squad. Zabransky signed with the Steelers in ...
Former Detroit Lions running back Kevin Jones ,
a free agent recovering from a serious knee injury,
invited the entire NFL to a workout Saturday. Only four teams showed up . Among those four teams -- the Lions, Dolphins, Packers and Steelers -- the ...
Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker Jim McIsaac/Getty Images
Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward was voted as the
smartest offensive player (non-quarterback) by NFL head coaches this offseason. Ward's abilities to read defenses and ...
Our pal Adam Schein of Sirius NFL Radio
tells us that former Steelers running back Najeh Davenport
recently denied mistaking a closet for a bathroom, and a hamper for a commode, during that infamous dorm-room incident from 2002. Davenport’s ...
Often I feel constrained by the scope of
this blog. Don't get me wrong, I love the
Steelers. In fact, if they were a woman, I'd want to be on them every second of every day. But sometimes I get an itch to speak candidly (and I only say candidly ...
Kevin Jones went through a workout Saturday while
four NFL teams watched the running back sprint and
cut just five months after he had major knee surgery. Dr. D.S. Ping, who has been helping Jones rehabilitate his right knee, said the Miami Dolphins , ...
Steroid Nation documented the Steal Curtains use of
anabolic steroids ( here , here , and here
), and the Steelers unenviable record of early death. Apparently last week Steelier QB Terry Bradshaw said he 'roided too -- although according to ...
Just kidding. Sort of. Willie Parker is Willie
Parker, for all intents and purposes. But everyone seems
to love Clinton Portis' playful alter egos. So I got to thinking - what if Willie Parker dreamed up some creative aliases of his own? Well, I've ...
The Pittsburgh Steelers were solid as usual in
2007, winning games and making it to the playoffs
with stifling defense and a less-than-usual conservative offense under first-year coach Mike Tomlin. Offensively, the Steelers flashed some new formations but for the most part stuck to their tried-and-true formula of running the ball, racking up 511 carries for 2,151 yards. Willie Parker rushed 321..
The Steelers released Najeh Davenport and Dan Kreider
wasn't given a contract and will head to the
Rams training camp.
It wouldn't be right if we didn't note
the release of our namesake Najeh Trenadious Monte Davenport
. He's our guiding light. He's our everything. To us, Najeh is more than a shit joke. Well, that's not true. He's mostly a shit joke but he's also a quite capable backup. Chimp and I as well as the women of Barry ...






















Investor in talks to control Steelers