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The deadline for using franchise tags is Monday, but the Steelers have all but decided they won’t use one on receiver Mike Wallace. The cost of a franchise tag for wide receivers — it is projected at a little under $9.5 million — isn’t feasible for a team that is right up against the projected [...]

INDIANAPOLIS — Dontari Poe, a potential target for the Steelers in the first round of the draft, talked about Casey Hampton, his versatility and his devotion to the weight room today during his media interview at the NFL Combine. Poe, a defensive tackle from Memphis, was measured at 6-4, and he weighed in at 346 [...]

INDIANAPOLIS – A nightmare, one even worse for Steelers fans than (gasp!) Todd Haley and Ben Roethlisberger not talking for weeks after the former’s hiring, is unlikely to happen. The Ravens have been one of the teams linked to restricted free agent Mike Wallace through connecting-of-the-dots speculation. But general manager Ozzie Newsome all but took [...]

INDIANAPOLIS –- Kevin Colbert made his obligatory media rounds Thursday at the NFL Scouting Combine. The Steelers general manager took questions from reporters while at a podium. He did an extensive interview with Sirius Radio outside of the media room. Colbert then met with a small group of Pittsburgh reporters, again fielding all manner of [...]

Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert touched on a number of subjects Monday during a wide-ranging interview, including wide receiver Hines Ward (no final decision has been made on his future with the team), Rashard Mendenhall (he will likely open 2012 season on PUP list) and the Steelers’ offseason plans (OK, he didn’t get real specific [...]

I don’t know how the Hines Ward saga is going to play out. I do know that whoever leaked to the NFL Network that the Steelers aren’t bringing back Ward owes him an apology. That wasn’t a low-class move. It was a no-class move. The Steelers don’t owe Ward another season based on the 14 [...]

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s opening remark about Todd Haley said a lot.

With Todd Haley officially in as the Steelers’ new offensive coordinator, here are two questions to ponder: when will he have his first confrontation with Ben Roethlisberger and will it be public, say even at an OTA practice? One thing the Steelers don’t have to worry about in the near future is Roethlisberger getting too [...]

Two weeks into searching for a replacement for Bruce Arians, is Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is taking his time for a reason?