PITTSBURGH — Troy Fautanu grew up idolizing Troy Polamalu. It wasn't just their shared Polynesian heritage. It was everything. The way the Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame safety carried himself. The way he played football with a relentless passion. The way Polamau's No. 43 seemed to be in ...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers selected offensive tackle Troy Fautanu with the 20th overall pick in the first round of Thursday's NFL draft, giving them a potential bookend to last year's top pick Broderick Jones. The 6-foot-4, 317-pound Fautanu started 15 games at left tackle last ...
By Dale Lolley For the Observer-Reporter.com newsroom@observer-reporter.com With the NFL Draft coming up Thursday through Saturday, the focus in the league turns from free agency to the acquisition of rookies. When he spoke at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis in February, Steelers ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — There used to be a time — say the vast majority of the franchise's first 92 seasons — when the Pittsburgh Steelers would rely almost exclusively on the NFL draft to address whatever holes they might have on the roster. Those days appear to ...
By Dale Lolley For the Observer-Reporter dugan@observer-reporter.com The death of O.J. Simpson on Thursday from cancer at the age of 76 closes the door on a situation that was a black eye for the NFL and, let’s face it, our country as a whole. Simpson, of course, was a highly decorated ...
By Dale Lolley For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com With April here, we’re now less than a month away from the NFL Draft. As things currently stand, the Steelers still have some openings, most notably at center, wide receiver and slot cornerback. That’s why the ...
