Steelers agreed to terms with OT Willie Colon on a five-year, $29 million contract. Colon was an underrated pass protector before suffering a torn Achilles last summer. The Steelers are confident that he’s ready to play, and linemen often recover from the injury better than skill-position players. Colon has only played the right side in Pittsburgh, so the Steelers will [...]

LATROBE, Pa. — One of the most talked-about players on the first day the Pittsburgh Steelers reported to training camp was someone who’s not on the roster but was drafted 11 years ago. Plaxico Burress spent the first five seasons of his career in Pittsburgh. Former Steelers receiver Plaxico Burress was mentioned a number of times on Thursday. The general [...]

Steelers released PR/WR Antwaan Randle El. The move saves $2 million in base salary. Randle El may be done at age 32. His explosiveness is gone, particularly on returns, and he was easily overtaken by relatively unheralded rookies on Pittsburgh’s receiver depth chart last year. In a best case scenario, Randle El will sign with a team in-season.

The Steelers have a brand new problem on their offensive line.  They need a left tackle. Alex Marvez of FoxSports.com reports the team surprisingly let Max Starks know Wednesday night that they are cutting him. Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette mentioned via Twitter that Starks’ weight was in the high 300′s.   He was coming off neck surgery.  (Okay, [...]

It appears likely that Plaxico Burress will be playing for one of his two former teams, the New York Giants or the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to team and league sources. After a dinner with Giants coach Tom Coughlin on Friday night, Burress plans to fly to Pittsburgh to meet with coach Mike Tomlin, sources said. Sources believe only a productive, [...]