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The Steelers finally hosted a free agent Friday, but fans shouldn’t get too excited about Bills left tackle Demetrius Bell. That is nothing against Bell, who has played well –- or at least well enough -– when he has been healthy enough to get on the field. It’s just that signing him probably isn’t realistic. [...]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Steelers coach Mike Tomlin chatted with reporters for almost an hour Tuesday at an AFC coaches breakfast. What follows is his take on a number of subjects, including the AFC North, Todd Haley and the Steelers’ running backs. Q: Is the offense, and how it will look under Todd Haley, [...]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla – Any questions about Willie Colon’s future with the Steelers were answered last month when the team restructured his contract and gave Colon more guaranteed money from the five-year, $29.5 million deal he signed last August. The question with Colon that always seems to persist is when the Steelers will shift [...]

Hines Ward officially retired Tuesday, and his former teammates couldn’t resist having a little fun given how prone the Steelers’ wide receiver is to showing his emotions. So on the most emotional of days for Ward, Aaron Smith won the pool by guessing that one of the greatest players in Steelers history would shed tears [...]

The Steelers are likely to hold onto Mike Wallace this year, but did the market just price the receiver out of the Steelers plans?

Three hours into free agency, the Redskins had already made a major splash while the Steelers had yet to make a peep. Yep, that sounds about right for the start of the NFL’s New Year. Instead of celebrating a new beginning with the popping of champagne corks, the NFL rings it in with ‘Skins owner [...]

ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. has the Steelers taking Alabama linebacker Dont’a Hightower in the first round of his most recent mock draft. Kiper, during a conference call Thursday afternoon, said the 6-2 ½, 265-pound Hightower has answered any questions about the torn ACL he suffered his sophomore season at Alabama. “He’s getting back [...]

The Steelers can sure use Mike Wallace, but cannot overpay him to keep him around.

The imminent release of Hines Ward should make re-signing Jerricho Cotchery one of the Steelers’ top priorities when it comes to their own free agents. And Cotchery, who provides depth and experience at wide receiver, would love nothing more than to end his career with the Steelers. “Jerricho would very much like to be back,” [...]