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Steelers | Bettis critical of former team
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:29:58 -0700 Ron Cook, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports retired RB Jerome Bettis was critical of his former team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, in particular the running backs. "Willie Parker: I haven't seen much from him," Bettis wrote in a column for SI.com. "Rashard Mendenhall: I haven't really seen him, period ...The running back I like least on that team is Frank Summers, the rookie fullback. He doesn't seem to understand what's going on. He's missing plenty of blocks." Bettis was also critical of the offensive line. "They have no continuity. On top of not being able to protect Ben Roethlisberger, they're letting running backs get hit before they reach the line of scrimmage ... The problem isn't anything new, and I blame the coaching staff for not addressing the line in the offseason ... Pittsburgh can't repeat with the line playing like this."
NFL | Dungy to join NBC
Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:03:00 -0700 Bob Raissman, of the New York Daily News, reports former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy has inked a deal to join NBC's Sunday "Football Night in America" pregame team, according to industry sources. Dungy is expected to replace Jerome Bettis.
NFL | Bettis likely out at NBC
Wed, 06 May 2009 13:35:39 -0700 Neil Best, of Newsday, reports NBC likely will not renew of the contract of retired RB and NFL analyst Jerome Bettis for this upcoming season and beyond.
Rams | Glover pondering retirement
Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:32:23 -0800 Jim Thomas, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reports St. Louis Rams DL La'Roi Glover (knee) will need offseason knee surgery to repair torn cartilage and is considering retirement. "I don't know yet. I really don't," Glover said when asked if he wanted to keep playing beyond this season. "We'll get the last (game) going, try to win it, take a break. See how the family's feeling. Talk to my wife about it, and go from there." However, Glover has thought about retirement enough that he has talked to other players about it. "I talked (Saturday) to a guy who was retired about trying to go out like a Michael Strahan or a Jerome Bettis," Glover said.
Steelers | Bettis thinks Cowher helped run Stewart out of town
Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:00:33 -0700 Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports former NFL RB Jerome Bettis said in his new book that he believes former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher helped Steelers' management run former NFL QB Kordell Stewart out of town because he was due a big contract after his Pro Bowl season in 2001. "You bench your Pro Bowl quarterback for a guy who had been out of football for years, who hadn't started an NFL game in 10 seasons? That just doesn't happen by accident. I think they pulled Kordell partly because they didn't want to pay him a big salary and signing bonus. It was cheaper for them if he didn't have success. If he recovered and had a huge year, then the public sentiment would be, 'Hey, you've got to re-sign him for whatever it costs.' I'm telling you, it was a monetary decision. The Steelers had no interest in paying Kordell his market value," Bettis said in his book.
Steelers | Bettis says team tried to cut him in 2000
Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:44:03 -0700 Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports former NFL RB Jerome Bettis said in his new book that the Pittsburgh Steelers wanted to release him in the summer of 2000 because they wanted to give the starting job to another running back. Bettis said he faked the timing of an injury so the team could not cut him. "The thing is, I wasn't faking that I had an injury. I was just faking that the injury happened on that short-yardage play. I had to fool the coaches and the team's medical department into thinking the injury had occurred on that play. Otherwise, the Steelers would have had their reason to cut me and my salary," Bettis wrote in his book.
Steelers | Father of former RB Jerome Bettis dies
Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:57:51 -0800 The Associated Press reports the father of former Pittsburgh Steelers RB Jerome Bettis died of a heart attack Tuesday, Nov. 28. He was 61. Johnnie Bettis reportedly suffered a heart attack while driving in a suburb north of Detroit, according to police officials. The elder Bettis managed to pull over and stop the vehicle as another motorist stopped to administer CPR. He was rushed to a suburban Detroit hospital, where he passed away. KFFL offers our condolences to family and friends.
NFL | Alexander and Barber to set league record Week 3
Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:53:28 -0700 Gerry Dulac, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports Seattle Seahawks RB Shaun Alexander and New York Giants RB Tiki Barber will break an NFL record when they play against each other Week 3. With Alexander's 1,880 rushing yards and Barber's 1,860 rushing yards in 2005, they will set the record for most combined rushing yards from the previous season in one game. With 3,740 combined rushing yards, they beat out the record held by former Detroit Lions RB Barry Sanders and former Pittsburgh Steelers RB Jerome Bettis. Sanders and Bettis played on the same field in a Thanksgiving game in 1998 with a combined 3,718 rushing yards.
Steelers | Roethlisberger stepping up to fill leadership role
Thu, 03 Aug 2006 00:06:28 -0700 Mike Prisuta, of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, reports Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger is stepping up to help fill the leadership role that retired RB Jerome Bettis held in 2005. Roethlisberger and WR Hines Ward were among the leaders last season and will become more prominent in those roles in the upcoming season. Roethlisberger has been an inspirational figure for the team just by practicing after his motorcycle accident.
Steelers | Respect for Bettis prevented Staley from complaining
Wed, 02 Aug 2006 23:57:52 -0700 Alan Robinson, of the Associated Press, reports Pittsburgh Steelers RB Duce Staley did not complain about being snubbed during the 2005 season out of respect for RB Jerome Bettis, who retired after the season. Staley said, "I wasn't going to be selfish, say I should be out there playing - that's just not me. I knew I had that respect from Jerome coming in, even when I wasn't hurt. I carried the same respect when I got hurt. I was the same person throughout the whole deal." Both RB Verron Haynes and RB Willie Parker admire how Staley did not speak out a year ago. Haynes added, "To sacrifice like that takes a tremendous guy. That he could give it up because of the situation with Jerome, that shows a lot and speaks volumes about his character."
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