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Steelers might be looking at a youth movement in 2013
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewIn late December, the Steelers infrequently find themselves out of the playoffs -- as they did last season. In mid-May, however, they're almost always considered to be one of the teams to beat. Not this May. As the Steelers resume practicing this week...Tags: Guy Whimper, Mike Adams (football, offensive tackle), Rashard Mendenhall, Jonathan Dwyer, Adrian Robinson
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Did the Steelers botch this year's NFL draft?
Yes Ben Roethlisberger makes the Pittsburgh Steelers a contender every year. It is rare that a team is fortunate enough to have a quarterback of his caliber. That's why it is surprising that team leaders didn't use last week's draft to better...Tags: Heath Miller, James Harrison, Mike Wallace (football), NFL Draft, Landry Jones
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NFC North: Grading each team's offseason
St. Paul Pioneer PressNow that free agency and the NFL draft are over, how have each of the NFC North teams done in preparing for the 2013 season? Ben Goessling, the Pioneer Press' Vikings and NFL beat writer, graded each team on its offseason. CHICAGO BEARS KEY ADDITIONS:...Tags: Kyle Vanden Bosch, Gosder Cherilus, Jasper Brinkley, NFC North, Ndamukong Suh
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NFL draft preview: Tight ends
Many teams are seeking athletic tight ends who can stretch the field — even those that already have them. So the dynamic receiving tight ends are not expected to last long in this draft. There are probably four of them scouts expect can make big...
Tags: Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Evan Rodriguez, Joseph Fauria, Martellus Bennett
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Bennett a weapon like no other for Bears
Tight end in today's NFL is about matchups, formation flexibility and route concepts that target or expose the middle of the field. You want to beat Cover-2, work over a safety in man-coverage or challenge the secondary on the seam route? Then find a...
Tags: Rob Gronkowski, Kellen Davis, Jimmy Graham, New Orleans Saints, Employees
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Are the Steelers doing OK this off season?
Yes There is a good chance that at some point this year Pittsburgh's center/quarterback exchange will be between guys named Legursky and Gradkowski. Not the star-studded, yet oft-inured combination — Maurkice Pouncey and Ben Roethlisberger...Tags: Cameron Heyward, Rashard Mendenhall, Curtis Brown, Cortez Allen, Bruce Gradkowski
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Bears' free-agent haul: TE Bennett, LT Bushrod
Heading into his fifth season with the Bears, Jay Cutler doesn't have a whole lot more to ask for at this point. General manager Phil Emery continued to build around the quarterback Tuesday, making aggressive moves in the first three hours of free agency...
Tags: Gabe Carimi, Kellen Davis, Matt Forte, Phil Loadholt, NFC North
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Bears' forecast suddenly cloudy
There was bright sunshine at Soldier Field on Sunday, as much as we've seen at any game this year. It was considerably darker in the bowels of the stadium in the back room where injured players are laid on tables and poked and prodded, tested, X-rayed...
Tags: Gabe Carimi, Minnesota Vikings, Lovie Smith, San Francisco 49ers, Earl Bennett
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Bears' O-line holds up against blitz
On Monday, what stood out about the Bears' performance on Sunday is the pass protection held up both in terms of recognition and execution against an aggressive, accomplished blitzing team. Arizona defensive coordinator Ray Horton sent more than four...
Tags: Tim Jennings, Kellen Davis, Matt Forte, Julius Peppers, Sam Acho
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As bodies fall, Bears stand up
A response was demanded. A big response. The Bears needed to answer a bad, weak effort in San Francisco with a solid, physical game against visiting Minnesota. And they provided it in a tough and vicious game that required it. After the usual...
Tags: Minnesota Vikings, Gabe Carimi, San Francisco 49ers, Kellen Davis, Julius Peppers
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Cutler helps himself with fancy footwork
The player most responsible for keeping Jay Cutler clean Sunday was Jay Cutler. The quarterback did a number of things well. What he did best was avoid pressure. Cutler moved in the pocket before throwing six times. Cutler also rolled out four times....
Tags: Gabe Carimi, Robbie Gould, Matt Forte, Kellen Davis, Kyle Rudolph
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Rodgers torches Bears' secondary
It didn't take Aaron Rodgers long to notice Tim Jennings wasn't playing. The Packers quarterback went at Jennings' replacement at left cornerback, Kelvin Hayden, and Hayden's replacement at nickel back, D.J. Moore, repeatedly. Neither made a play in...
Tags: Gabe Carimi, Sam Shields, James Jones (football), Tim Jennings, Kellen Davis
May 19, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 29, 2013
|Column| Daily American
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 12, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Mar 16, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 18, 2013
|Column| Daily American
Mar 12, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Nov 25, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Dec 25, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Nov 25, 2012
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Nov 26, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Dec 17, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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