Steelers to sign Breaston, release Cotchery?

Jason LaCanfora of CBSSports.com calls the Pittsburgh Steelers a favorite to sign 29 year old receiver Steve Breaston. The Steelers are meeting with Breaston’s representatives today in Indianapolis and offensive coordinator Todd Haley continues to push hard for a possible reunion with Breaston who had 61 receptions in 2011 under Haley and a career best 1,006 receiving yards in 2008 with the Arizona Cardinals, Haley’s last season in Arizona as offensive coordinator. The buzz in Indianapolis regarding the Steelers and Breaston is that Jerricho Cotchery’s future with the team could be tied to Breaston. Rumblings are Cotchery will be released were the Steelers to sign Breaston. Cotchery failed to become much of a fit in Haley’s system last season after

NFL: Wannstedt in the mix with 4 NFL teams for defensive coordinator position

Chargers expressing strong interest Former Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt is not expected to stick around in an administrative role with the university. Wannstedt is actively looking to get back into the NFL ranks and has drawn early interest from a handful of teams, including strong interest from the San Diego Chargers.

Steelers playoff hopes sacked by lowly Browns

Steelers lose fifth straight game Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin promised changes following the Steelers embarrassing 27-24 loss to the Oakland Raiders in week 13 but Thursday night it was more of the same as the Steelers playoff hopes were dashed by the 2-11 Cleveland Browns. The Browns handed the Super Bowl champions their fifth straight loss, defeating the Steelers 13-6 for their first win against Pittsburgh since 2003. The win for Cleveland was their Super Bowl, while barring an foreseen miracle, the Steelers title defense is all but over before the playoffs even started. After a 6-2 start, the Steelers stunning collapse in the second half of the season has happened at the hands of three of the

Tuesday Practice Report: Ike Taylor and William Gay took plenty of reps with the first-team defense

By Inside Pittsburgh Sports PITTSBURGH _The mood these days in the Steelers’ locker room reflects the team’s state of affairs. “Gloomy,” tackle Willie Colon said. A four-game losing streak and a 6-6 record is obviously reason for disappointment. So, too, is the announcement from coach Mike Tomlin that he may shake up the lineup. But according to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, it’s time to move past Sunday’s embarrassing 27-24 loss to the Oakland Raiders and start focusing on getting back on track.

Wednesday Notebook: No linebacker controversy in Pittsburgh

Starting in place of Lawrence Timmons Monday night, inside linebacker Keyaron Fox led the Steelers with 9 total tackles including 8 solo tackles against the Broncos Fox drew praise from head coach Mike Tomlin following the game and again on Tuesday at Tomlin’s weekly press conference. “Guys like James Farrior and Keyaron Fox really created a lot of disruption,” Tomlin said. Even though neither guy registered a sack, they created disruption. They broke the pocket down. Guys did a nice job complementing that with solid coverage on the back end, and as the evening wore on we were able to gain a significant advantage in that regard.” There is some thought around the Steelers that Keyaron Fox is a better

NFL: Mangini announces open quarterback competition for Browns

Questionable moves continue for the Cleveland Browns under new head coach Eric Mangini. There has been speculation that Mangini isn’t very high on young quarterback Brady Quinn and today that notion became true According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, The open quarterback competition between Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn officially has begun, Browns coach Eric Mangini said at the NFL owners meetings this morning. The Plain Dealer reports, the prospect of trading one still exists, Mangini said he met with both quarterbacks prior to coming here and explained they will have an open competition for the starting job in 2009. “I talked to both of them about that and was very clear,” Mangini said. “I said if they have any

NFL: Browns only have two untouchables

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the only two players that are considered untouchable are offensive tackle Joe Thomas and linebacker D’Qwell Jackson. Thomas was the third overall pick of the 2007 and has been selected to two straight Pro Bowls, while Jackson was the NFL’s leading tackler in 2008. The Browns are believed to be interested in moving

NFL: Owner meetings could lead to Cutler trade

The Denver Post Reports, A Broncos contingent that will include owner Pat Bowlen, McDaniels and general manager Brian Xanders will travel Saturday to the NFL owners meetings in Dana Point, Calif., where trade talks could heat up if the Cutler-McDaniels feud isn’t resolved. Four to five teams are already believed to have contacted the Broncos about Cutler including the

NFL: Cutler’s agent in Buffalo

The Buffalo Bills shocked the NFL signing controversal wide receiver Terrell Owens and are they about to make another bold move by acquiring Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler?

NFL: Browns new regime in disarray; Rodgers wants out

Probowl DT Shaun Rodgers wants out of Cleveland. “Rogers has grown so disenchanted with the situation in Cleveland that he has asked the Browns not to pick up the $6 million option-bonus payment due to him next month, a source close to the defensive tackle said. Rogers would rather be released after one season with the Browns, despite still being owed another $15 million in guaranteed money.” Source: NFL.com