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Steelers introduce Haley as new O-coordinator | ESPN.com
" Tomlin said. "Not only by his resume and his experience, but also his genuine love for the Pittsburgh Steelers. That was a unique element of it for me, one I've been attracted to in the past, to be quite honest." A 15-year NFL coaching veteran, Haley...

Did Steelers' Tomlin want to hire Haley? | ESPN.com
The Pittsburgh Steelers introduced Todd Haley as their offensive coordinator at a news conference today, but there are questions that remain since it ended. Just as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Ron Cook...

Haley installed as Steelers' offensive coordinator | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
did a lot of research, and I was impressed by his resume but also his love for the Pittsburgh Steelers. That was really unique to me. "I always will be attracted to guys who have an appreciation for the Pittsburgh Steelers and legitimately embrace the standards that are ours...

Todd Haley introduced as Steelers OC | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
did a lot of research, and I was impressed by his resume but also his love for the Pittsburgh Steelers. That was really unique to me. "I always will be attracted to guys who have an appreciation for the Pittsburgh Steelers and legitimately embrace the standards that are ours...

Steelers can't 'sack' the running game | ESPN.com
Keating makes the point that the one team that can draw inspiration from the Giants' success is the Pittsburgh Steelers. He suggests that the Steelers have to let quarterback Ben Roethlisberger air it out. According to Keating, there is significant evidence that the Steelers' tried and true “balanced...

Steelers make right move with Todd Haley | ESPN.com
The Pittsburgh Steelers officially announced the hiring of Todd Haley as their offensive coordinator. Here are three reasons why this was the best possible move for the Steelers: 1. Familiarity. Many assumed...

Todd Haley resurfaces in Pittsburgh | ESPN.com
three games left in the 2011 season -- was been hired to be the offensive coordinator by the Pittsburgh Steelers. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen confirmed the story. Haley was a Steelers’ ball boy while growing up in Pittsburgh. His father, Dick Haley, is a legendary former Steelers’ personnel man...

Ward still planning to play for Steelers | ESPN.com
roster bonus. But, in Ward's mind, he isn't going anywhere. "I plan on playing with the Pittsburgh Steelers and going from there," Ward said at the Super Bowl media center today. Ward's chances of returning increased with the departure of offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, who...

Mara points to Steelers, Ravens stability | ESPN.com
get replaced this offseason. "This is just a carousel out there," he said. "It's like, the Pittsburgh Steelers' offensive coordinator is let go, and then somebody else wants him. And defensive coordinators are going back and forth and are getting fired and re-hired in different spots all...

Wake-up call: Steelers' ongoing search | ESPN.com
Another potential candidate in the Pittsburgh Steelers' offensive coordinator search is Alex Van Pelt. The Steelers are among four teams who have "inquired" about Van Pelt, according to The NFL Network. Van Pelt, a former University...

Steelers promote their interview with Haley | ESPN.com
The Pittsburgh Steelers interviewed former Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley for their offensive coordinator job. But this meeting didn't come from a team source or even a league one. This...

Steelers interview Haley for vacant OC position | ESPN.com
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers have interviewed former Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley for the team's vacant offensive coordinator position. AFC North blog ESPN.com's Jamison Hensley writes about all things...

Steelers' Hampton to undergo knee surgery | ESPN.com
Nose tackle has suddenly become a priority for the Pittsburgh Steelers. A major one. Casey Hamptontold The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he will have surgery Friday to repair a torn ACL in his left knee. This comes one day after long-time...

Wake-up: Steelers' Arians might not return | ESPN.com
is not being renewed, the paper reported. Arians, 57, is finishing the final year of his contract with Pittsburgh. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin indicated that Arians would return a day after the Steelers' playoff loss at Denver.

Wake-up: Steelers won't 'tear things apart' | ESPN.com
Every morning, grab a cup of coffee and get your AFC North wake-up call here: The Pittsburgh Steelers are about $25 million over the salary cap and need to cut about 20 percent of their payroll by the March 13 deadline, according to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. But...

Actress Kate Mara comes from Giants, Steelers lineage | ESPN.com
of the New York Giants. Her great-grandfather on her mother's side is Art Rooney, founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Despite Pittsburgh's loss last weekend, Kate will still be watching two contests this Sunday. Her little sister Rooney will be going for a win at the Golden Globes...

BANKS: Tebow gets magic back vs. Steelers | SI.com
DENVER -- Consider the trigger pulled. And we even have a victim, that being the once-dangerous Pittsburgh Steelers. And talk about your smoking gun. Challenged to let it rip by Broncos team president John Elway last week, and by the Steelers defense on Sunday, Tim Tebow cut...

Report: Steelers' Ward to retire after 15 seasons | SI.com
35, finished the season with 46 receptions for 381 yards and two touchdowns in 15 games for the Pittsburgh Steelers. 2011 marked the first time that the Pro Bowl receiver lost his spot as an everyday starter for the squad. If Ward’s career is over, he finishes it...

DonBanksInside The NFL The Steelers dared Tim Tebow to win with his arm. So he did. | SI.com
SI.com's Andrew Perloff takes a look at how the Denver Broncos were able to defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers. 23 Box Score Recap Complete Scoreboard The Steelers forced Tim Tebow to beat them with his arm early. He did, especially in a second quarter littered with big Broncos...

Getty Images Demaryius Thomas caught 4 passes for 204 yards vs. the Steelers, including the 80-yard overtime game-winner. Tim Tebow hit Demaryius Thomas for their OT score, and somewhere Josh McDaniel | SI.com
SI.com's Andrew Perloff examines how the Denver Broncos knocked off the Pittsburgh Steelers. Not the greatest weekend for start-to-finish drama, but the Denver-Pittsburgh overtime thriller made up for those earlier 21-, 17- and 22-point playoff games. Let me get some of the...

SI: Don Banks: Tebow makes Steelers pay with big passes in big OT upset | SI.com
SI.com's Andrew Perloff takes a look at how the Denver Broncos were able to defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers. 23 Box Score Recap Complete Scoreboard The Steelers forced Tim Tebow to beat them with his arm early. He did, especially in a second quarter littered with big Broncos...

Don Banks: Tebow makes Steelers pay with big passes in big OT upset | SI.com
DENVER -- Consider the trigger pulled. And we even have a victim, that being the once-dangerous Pittsburgh Steelers. And talk about your smoking gun. Challenged to let it rip by Broncos team president John Elway last week, and by the Steelers defense on Sunday, Tim Tebow cut...

Steelers lost by underestimating Tebow | ESPN.com
locker, staring blankly down at the floor. The player who got beat on the winning play in the Pittsburgh Steelers' 29-23 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos represented what every player and coach was feeling. Frustrated. Shocked. Confused. Taylor didn't talk in the locker room where the frame...

Rapid Reaction: Broncos 29, Steelers 23 | ESPN.com
DENVER -- My immediate thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers' loss at the Denver Broncos: What it means: The heavily favored Steelers made a surprising early exit from the playoffs against a team that didn't have a winning...

LIVE: Tebow, Broncos face Steelers in wild-card matchup | SI.com
The defending AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers head into the playoffs with Ben Roethlisberger nursing a severely sprained left ankle and Rashard Mendenhall out with a torn ACL. They still might be in better shape than...

Tech beats Boston College to end streak | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
to block Georgia Tech Julian Royal as he drives to the basket in the first period of the Jackets' 51-47 win over the Eagles. Follow @ajcgatech | Others Football: Schedule | Standings Both teams labored offensively, but the Yellow Jackets broke out of a 44-44 tie with under four...

In Travin Henry, Georgia Tech finds ‘unsung' receiver | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
fans Wednesday at Tech’s signing-day event. “And we kind of wanted to keep it that way.” The Jackets entered the fray late, after wide receiver Stephen Hill jumped to the NFL in early January. Cofer said McCollum told him that Tech wide receivers coach Buzz Preston “went berserk...

Recruiting experts: Georgia Tech’s class gets some love | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
recruiting than it appeared in the team rankings, according to a couple of national analysts. On Wednesday, the Yellow Jackets signed 17, including 4-star DE Frances Kallon of Central Gwinnett and speedy QB Justin Thomas of Prattville, Ala. Georgia Tech finished with a No. 58 ranking by Scout.com...

Dalvin Tomlinson: Got scholarship papers from Georgia Tech, Alabama and UGA in mail | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
each of his three finalists, his coach told the AJC.  On Wednesday morning, Tomlinson will sign a football scholarship with Georgia Tech, Alabama or UGA. “There’s nothing new … well, I mean, Dalvin hasn’t told anybody anything,” Henry County coach Mike Rozier told the AJC. “He...

Will OL Will Adams stick with Georgia Tech or switch to Auburn? (UPDATED) | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
Will Adams’ name is no longer listed by Georgia Tech’s Rivals’ website as a commitment to the Yellow Jackets. We’ve requested a comment from JacketsOnline. [9:23 a.m. Monday] Comment from Kelly Quinlan, publisher of JacketsOnline.com, which is Georgia Tech’s Rivals website: “This is the...

Antonio Crawford: Georgia Tech DB recruit will visit Miami | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
visit to Miami this weekend, according to his Facebook page. Crawford wrote that he had been offered a football scholarship by Miami and he “was going to be in MIAMI this weekend to visit The U.” The 5-foot-11, 184-pounder is from Tampa football powerhouse of Plant High School, which...

Florida may be next to offer ex-Georgia Tech recruit | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
scholarship offer withdrawn from Georgia Tech (AJC) The Florida Gators may be on the brink of offering a football scholarship to ex-Georgia Tech commit Junior Gnonkonde. The 6-foot-5, 225-pound defensive end from Lanier County High School was the first commitment of Georgia Tech’s recruiting class last...

Georgia Tech DB recruit Antonio Crawford will visit Miami | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
visit to Miami this weekend, according to his Facebook page. Crawford wrote that he had been offered a football scholarship by Miami and he “was going to be in MIAMI this weekend to visit The U.” The 5-foot-11, 184-pounder is from Tampa football powerhouse of Plant High School, which...

Tech stumbles vs. Miami | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
path to its fourth consecutive loss and eighth in the past nine games. Miami took advantage of the Yellow Jackets' scoring difficulties to win 64-49 at Philips Arena Tuesday night. Follow @ajcgatech | Others Football: Schedule | Standings The Jackets shot 35.7 percent from the floor, assembling a...

Georgia Tech gets an eye full of Dalvin Tomlinson | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
Georgia Tech got an eye full of Dalvin Tomlinson, who is one of the state’s top uncommitted football prospects. The 6-foot-3, 270-pound defensive tackle from Henry County  High School has Georgia Tech, UGA and Alabama as his finalists. Georgia Tech is rumored to be the school to beat...

Tech tries to end first-half scoring drought | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
Schedule | Standings Said coach Brian Gregory, "You can't start much worse than we have." The Yellow Jackets, who play Miami at 9 p.m. Tuesday night at Philips Arena, are trying to solve the conundrum of putting the ball through the hoop with some degree of...

DE Alex McCalister commits to Florida over Georgia Tech and UNC | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
the weekend, while withdrawing the scholarship offer from a longtime commitment, DE-LB Junior Gnonkonde of Lanier County. The Yellow Jackets could sign as many as 19-20 on National Signing Day (Feb. 1). IN CASE YOU MISSED IT OVER THE WEEKEND AND EVEN MORE RECRUITING NEWS … G’Day Mate:...

Georgia Tech’s 1st commitment for 2012 gets his scholarship offer pulled | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
11 months (AJC) Georgia Tech’s first commitment for its 2012 recruiting class won’t be signing the Yellow Jackets next week, according to his coach. Junior Gnonkonde, a 6-foot-5, 225-pound defensive end from Lanier County High School, had his scholarship offer revoked by Georgia Tech on Friday. He...

Florida DB Lynn Griffin commits to Georgia Tech | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
coach Paul Johnson made a big impression on a Florida safety. Lynn Griffin of Jacksonville committed to the Yellow Jackets on Thurday, one day after Johnson offered a scholarship. “It’s a good combination of academics and athletics,” Griffin said. “I think a degree from Georgia Tech will carry...

Georgia Tech tries to recover against Clemson | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
hours later. Follow @ajcgatech | Others Football: Schedule | Standings Coach Brian Gregory is trying to frame the Yellow Jackets’ Saturday afternoon game against Clemson in a positive light. “Where we’re at right now, we’ve got to use every opportunity to build some stuff for the program...

Georgia Tech’s Paul Johnson lands commit No. 16 | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
coach Paul Johnson made a big impression on a Florida safety. Lynn Griffin of Jacksonville committed to the Yellow Jackets on Thurday, one day after Johnson made an in-home visit and offered a scholarship. “It’s a good combination of academics and athletics,” Griffin said. “I think a degree...

Georgia Tech buried by Virginia | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
made it to Philips Arena on Thursday night got a taste of what coach Brian Gregory hopes the Yellow Jackets can become. Follow @ajcgatech | Others Football: Schedule | Standings Unfortunately for Gregory, his team and their fans, it was Virginia giving the demonstration. The No. 15 Cavaliers manhandled...

Is this good news for Georgia Tech? | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
Georgia Tech's next commit? (AJC) One of the state’s top two uncommitted college football prospects did not make his official visit to UGA on Monday. Dalvin Tomlinson, a AJC Super 11 defensive lineman from Henry County High School, was scheduled to make a recruiting...

Dalvin Tomlinson doesn’t make UGA visit; Good news for Georgia Tech? | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
Georgia Tech's next commit? (AJC) One of the state’s top two uncommitted college football prospects did not make his official visit to UGA on Monday. Dalvin Tomlinson, a AJC Super 11 defensive lineman from Henry County High School, was scheduled to make a recruiting...

OL Freddie Burden is commitment No. 15 for Georgia Tech | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
Freddie Burden (Photo submitted by Burden family) OL Freddie Burden committed to Georgia Tech on Sunday as the Yellow Jackets finished their biggest recruiting weekend of the year. The 6-foot-3, 290-pounder from Statesboro High School picked Georgia Tech over Middle Tennessee State. Burden also had serious...

Georgia Tech gears up for biggest recruiting weekend of year | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
two weeks away from signing day, Georgia Tech only has a few spots to fill for its 2012 football recruiting class. Georgia Tech has 14 commitments, and is projected to sign around 18 on Feb. 1. By securing the majority of its targets early, Georgia Tech will likely avoid...

Georgia Tech vs. UGA for AJC Super 11 DE Dalvin Tomlinson? | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
be a head-to-head recruiting battle between UGA and Georgia Tech for the arguably the state’s top uncommitted football prospect. Dalvin Tomlinson, the AJC Super 11 defensive end from Henry County High School, will make a rare midweek official visit to UGA on Monday. The 6-foot-3, 270-pounder took recruiting...

Georgia Tech beats N.C. State 82-71 | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
82-71 on Wednesday night. Follow @ajcgatech | Others Football: Schedule | Standings Mfon Udofia added 17 for the Yellow Jackets (8-8, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who went on a 19-3 run to end the first half and take control. Georgia Tech led by 11 at halftime, then pushed that...

Georgia Tech vs. Florida Gators for OL recruit? | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
Will it be Florida or Georgia Tech for OL Freddie Burden? Neither school has offered a football scholarship to the 6-foot-3, 290-pounder from Statesboro High School. But both might within the next few days. Burden said he talked with Florida coach Will Muschamp on Monday night, and...

Georgia Tech seeks new road results | Atlanta Journal And Constitution
Schedule | Standings In the transition from former coach Paul Hewitt to Gregory, little has changed in the Yellow Jackets’ travel routine for road games. The only difference that guard Nick Foreman could think of was that the beverage selections at pregame meals have changed to water and ... water...