Hines Ward Dancing With His Contract

Hines End Zone Dance

Steelers Wide receiver Hines Ward has been playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers since he was drafted in the 3rd round in 1998. A quarterback at the University of Georgia, Hines was moved to wide receiver in the NFL. Since then, he has went to the Pro Bowl four times and was the Steelers MVP three times.  He's a two time Super Bowl champion. Ward has the Steelers records for receptions 1,000, receiving yards 12,083, and receiving touchdowns 85.

At the ripe old age of 36  and a great dancer , he's scheduled to make $4 million next year. Faced with the prospect of having to leave Pittsburgh for another team, Hines has decided to try a new dance move of his own. He's already expressed a desire to retire a Steeler.  Ward wants to restructure his contract in order to stay with the team he loves. Meanwhile, NFL.com reported that the Pittsburgh Steelers want to let him go..

"I don't normally like to respond to rumors, but as I've said all along, I want to finish my career with the Pittsburgh Steelers," the former Dancing With the Stars champion posted on Facebook this past weekend,as reported by the AP. Hines had surgery recently on his right ankle to remove some bone fragments. As a result, he had the lowest production in his career since his rookie season. In 2011 he caught 46 passes for 381 yards and 2 touchdowns. The majority of Pittsburgh Steelers fans would like to see Hines Ward remain a Steelers and finish his career there.

Steelers Disappointing Loss To The Ravens

I've been trying all week to process the 35-7 loss of the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Baltimore Ravens and words fail me. My wife cautioned me about some morbid tragedy analogy I was thinking of in light of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. My wife's birthday happens to be September 11th. The way this defeat could be more embarrassing, is if it had happened in Heinz Field.

When I first looked at the Steelers schedule, I couldn't believe how easy it looked besides the Ravens. After Sundays shameful display, I wonder if the Steelers can beat some of the weaker teams on their schedule. It's only 1 loss and we won the AFC North division with 4 losses and went to the Super Bowl last season. I hope the Baltimore game is a wake up call and the team gets serious about playing football.

I'm glad I didn't say some of the things I had in mind on Monday. The Pittsburgh Steelers are still the best and most talented team in the NFL until they prover otherwise. I pity the Seattle Seahawks if the Steelers decide to make a statement this week. If they can hold onto the football and play solid defense no telling how may games they'll win.

Is There Still Hope For The Steelers?

The Pittsburgh Steelers are 2-5 and tied for last place in the AFC North division with the Cleveland Browns. The defending Super Bowl champions have been struggling to score touchdowns, except for the 45-7 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Turnovers have killed them. They generated 360 yards of offense to Oakland's 98 and lost 20-13. Ben Roethlisberger threw 4 interceptions and 2 of them were returned for touchdowns. The defense, working with a short field because of the other 2 inteceptions and a fumble, alowed only 6 points. But, if you look closely at the seven games they've played so far, there are about six plays, had they gone Pittsburgh's way, they could be 6-1.

The Steelers have played the easiest part of their schedule and will have to get through Denver, New Orleans, Cincinnati and Baltimore twice to make it to the playoffs. It seemed almost impossible for them to get to the Super bowl last year, but they did what they had to do and won. They have the personal and talent to win and that's why there is still hope. They have to take care of the football and reduce the turnovers. If they can do that, they'll have a chance to win a few games. It seems that with the loss of Jerome Bettis to retirement, Ben Roethlisberger will have to pass more (without interceptions) and get it in the end zone to bring the Steelers back.

Ben Roethlisberger Gets Thrown For A Loss In Motorcycle Accident!

On Monday, June 12th about 11:30AM, Pittsburgh Steelers fans all over the United States and beyond held their breath as the news of a motorcycle accident involving Steelers quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger spread accross the country. Reports that Ben suffered a broken jaw, a broken nose, broken and missing teeth and a deep cut on the back of his head were bad enough, but then they said he had serious injuries to his knees. Anyone who follows the NFL and especially the Pittsburgh Steelers, knows that Ben has already missed games because of knee injuries. After seeing pictures of the 1995 Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle he was riding and the fact that Ben wasn't wearing a helmet, it's amazing that the youngest quarterback to win a Super bowl, wasn't injured more seriously.

After seven hours in surgery to repair multiple facial fractures and other injuries , the doctors are optomistic about his recovery and ability to play football. The injuries to his knees are more superficial than internal. The Steelers and the doctors have given no indication as to how long it will take Ben to recover or when he will be able to resume his football career. Some of his teammates came to the hospital as soon as they heard the news. Among the first to arrive were back-up quarterback Charlie Batch and Joey Porter. Hines Ward was in Los Angeles and said he would see Ben as soon as he returned to Pittsburgh. Coach Bill Cowher, who warned Ben about riding his motorcycle without a helmet and Steelers owner Mr. Rooney expresed their concerns and prayed for a full recovery. Get the rest of the story and see pictures of Ben's bike, the accident scene and video reports at Channe 4 Pittsburgh Steelers news.