The Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Tony Hills has been with the team for two years but he has yet played in a single team since being drafted as a fourth-round pick by the Steelers. Entering his third NFL season, Hills hopes that he could get enough recognition and get a promotion during the training camp.
"Patience," Hills said. "That's been the biggest thing. I haven't had a lot of that growing up."
Well, Hills first need patience to wait until July 30 for the beginning of the training camp. At age 25, he feels it urgent to play some important role before he is getting too old to impress anyone. With a team winning Super Bowls for six times, Hills is facing a fierce competition for any visible role. But now his chance just comes as starter Willie Colon happened to rupture his right Achilles tendon in June and is expected to miss the season. Hills just immediately realized that it was time to stop hanging around in his favorite Favre jersey and do something to increase his own value.
While it’s unlikely for Hills to get the starting job, he could be eligible for a backup role. At the moment, he just hopes the camp to come soon so that he can carry out his plan of impressing the coaches.
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Saturday, July 17, 2010
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Steelers OT Colon is likely to miss season
The Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Willie Colon suffered a foot injury during Monday work outs, and many people’s guess was right, the injury was diagnosed to be a torn Achilles tendon and requires a surgery, which is scheduled to be had on Wednesday.
On the same day of Colon having the surgery, another Steelers offensive tackle, rookie Chris Scott is also going to undergo a surgery on his foot. By so far it still remains unsure what Scott’s playing status is going to be in his rookie season, but it’s almost sure that Colon will not be able to play on field with his teammates. The Steelers’ recent announcement only claimed what happened to the two players and did not tell what they are going to two with the two injuries.
Scott got injured almost shortly after he signed a brand new three-year contract that paid him $140,000 as signing bonus. If he had to skip the season for recovery from the surgery, the Steelers will have to look for offensive tackles from outside the team. As the first team to beat the Minnesota Vikings with the quarterback in No.4 Brett Favre jersey last season, the Steelers are holding great hope for another winning season.
On the same day of Colon having the surgery, another Steelers offensive tackle, rookie Chris Scott is also going to undergo a surgery on his foot. By so far it still remains unsure what Scott’s playing status is going to be in his rookie season, but it’s almost sure that Colon will not be able to play on field with his teammates. The Steelers’ recent announcement only claimed what happened to the two players and did not tell what they are going to two with the two injuries.
Scott got injured almost shortly after he signed a brand new three-year contract that paid him $140,000 as signing bonus. If he had to skip the season for recovery from the surgery, the Steelers will have to look for offensive tackles from outside the team. As the first team to beat the Minnesota Vikings with the quarterback in No.4 Brett Favre jersey last season, the Steelers are holding great hope for another winning season.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Ben Roethlisberger apologized for wrong behaviors
The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger returned to take part in team practices Wednesday. Inevitably, he had to say something about what happened to him previously. Roethlisberger did and tried to convince people that he is now a better man than he was a few weeks ago.
The statement was brief and the quarterback answered only two questions. But that was enough to express his determination to live a different kind of life, which is more fulfilling and troubles. He is also expected to change his way to treat women. The 28-year-old young man said that he was sorry for disappointing so many people and promised to be both a better player and man.
Roethlisberger also expressed apology to former Steelers star quarterback, Terry Bradshaw, who criticized his behavior in early offseason, and Roethlisberger said bad words on the Hall of Famer, too at that time. Now, after a few days of thinking into his life, Roethlisberger seemed to realize his mistake so clearly that he also realized his reaction to others’ criticism was also incorrect. To show his honesty, Roethlisberger said he could wear Terry Bradshaw jersey during practice so that everyone could remember the former star’s correctness and greatness.
The statement was brief and the quarterback answered only two questions. But that was enough to express his determination to live a different kind of life, which is more fulfilling and troubles. He is also expected to change his way to treat women. The 28-year-old young man said that he was sorry for disappointing so many people and promised to be both a better player and man.
Roethlisberger also expressed apology to former Steelers star quarterback, Terry Bradshaw, who criticized his behavior in early offseason, and Roethlisberger said bad words on the Hall of Famer, too at that time. Now, after a few days of thinking into his life, Roethlisberger seemed to realize his mistake so clearly that he also realized his reaction to others’ criticism was also incorrect. To show his honesty, Roethlisberger said he could wear Terry Bradshaw jersey during practice so that everyone could remember the former star’s correctness and greatness.
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