Brett Keisel plays a huge role in the Steelers success on the field, but off the field, his role in the community is just as important. For his efforts, Keisel has been named the Steelers 2011 Walter Payton Man of the Year. Keisel will be one of 32 NFL teams’ Man of the Year winners who qualifies for the league’s [...]

 Troy Polamalu has no symptoms of a concussion and coach Mike Tomlin said today he is “confident at this juncture” that he will play for the Steelers Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. “All things are positive,” Tomlin said of Polamalu, who must still pass concussion tests later in the week in order to play. Polamalu left Sunday night’s game in [...]

All good things must come to an end. For the Pittsburgh Steelers, something beyond good is coming to an end because good cannot even begin to describe the career of Hines Ward. Ward, a third-round draft choice in 1998, has climbed the ranks throughout his career. He established himself as a receiver early in his career, and then outlasted three [...]

LaMarr Woodley said he did some light jogging before Sunday’s game at Paul Brown Stadium, and the Steelers are hopeful the outside linebacker will return to action after this week’s bye. Woodley, who has nine sacks, has missed the past two games because of a hamstring injury. He and outside linebacker James Harrison have played in parts of only four [...]

A rookie quarterback, a game on the line. No better time for the Steelers’ defense to get back to what it does best. Grab the ball. Rashard Mendenhall ran for a pair of touchdowns Sunday, and Pittsburgh intercepted Andy Dalton twice in the fourth quarter, holding on for a 24-17 victory over the upstart Cincinnati Bengals . The Steelers (7-3) ended the Bengals’ five-game winning [...]