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Going back to the 1970 NFL merger, how many Steelers rookies were credited with starting each game their first year?

Assistants can voice an opinion, but they dont make the final decision when its time to make cuts

Lets get to it: ARLEY EARLS FROM LINDALE, TX: I heard that Jack ham never played football in high school. Is that true? ANSWER: It is not true. In the 1966 Bishop McCort Yearbook, there is a photo of Jack Ham in his uniform. In the photo, he is wearing jersey No. 66. After high school, Ham attended prep school at Massanutten in Woodstock, Va., where he played football but didnt play a lot or very well, either. Ham left Massanutten with no scholarship offers, but he did have a teammate named Ste...

Asked and Answered: May 18 The Steelers Bob Labriola Lets get to it: AARON BREEZE FROM FRESNO, CA: The Steelers are going to let Kendrick Green wear No. 53? Jeez, Maurkice Pouncey has only been gone for five minutes. Nine Pro Bowls, two first-team All-Pro selections, and the center on the NFLs All-Decade team of the 2010s. Pouncey is a future Hall of Fame inductee in my book. I thought he had earned a little bit more respect than that. ANSWER: Fans really take this jersey number business serio...

Oh, the possibilities… As the 2021 NFL offseason rages on, there are plenty of draft breakdowns and rookie mini camp updates to keep most fans going just enough to keep the NFL relevant. Taking a break from those things, it’s time to just sit back and dream. What if we could take members of the current Steelers roster and pair them up with any other member of the franchise throughout its history? Which ones would be the best? I decided to drop my top five and give others a chance to voice w...

Lets get to it: GRAHAM ANDERSON FROM PLYMOUTH, UK: Could you please remind us of the story where the Steelers forfeited a draft pick because Mr. Dan Rooney had made an agreement with a player that turned out to be against the rules? ANSWER: The players name was Will Wolford, and the Steelers signed him as an unrestricted free agent during the 1996 offseason. Wolford had been a left tackle during his career with Buffalo and then Indianapolis, but the Steelers told him they were signing him to pl...

Labriola on Day 2 of the 2021 NFL Draft May 01, 2021 at 06:05 AM Copied! The first round attracts the attention, the hype, the television ratings, the red carpet, the biggest crowds, and generates the excitement. Its the NFL Commissioner who announces all of the first-round picks and has a hug for any of them who want one. The picks in the first round are debated and analyzed and graded immediately, and theyre remembered for decades, for better or worse, b...

Lets get to it: ED UMLAUF FROM SAVANNAH, GA: It puzzles me why there is only one player from the Steel Curtain in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I would be interested in knowing your take on this phenomenon? ANSWER: It puzzles me, too, and it has for a while. First, allow me to clarify for the readers that your usage of "Steel Curtain" refers to the Steelers defensive line of the 1970s, which was the origin of the nickname that over time came to refer to the entire defensive unit. Anyway, I b...

Lets get to it: SCOTT SHILEY FROM BRICK, NJ: I really like what I have seen so far from cornerback James Pierre, even though it is a limited body of work. In your estimation, what do you believe is the best possible scenario for him this season if he were to have his absolute best preseason? Would you see him filling a role similar to Mike Hiltons, or do you think he has a chance to challenge for a starting cornerback role? ANSWER: Not to get ahead of ourselves, but James Pierre has to start ...

Photo by Heinz Kluetmeier /Walt Disney Television via Getty Images It’s time once again to hop into the only time machine they ever would entertain to budget at BTSC...my brain’s Delorean. Today, our trip into Steelers yesteryear takes us back to the day when a crash of a Spantax charter-flight from Madrid to New York claimed 50 people and injured 110 more, Chicago had the country’s top single with “ Hard For Me To Say I’m Sorry”, movie-goers were falling for Richard Gere and Debra ...