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Pittsburgh Steelers News and Rumors

Horse collar exception for quarterbacks in pocket remains

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The NFL announced several rules changes on Wednesday, but one proposal that didn’t make it through the voting process was to make horse collar tackles on quarterbacks in the pocket illegal. The rule was proposed by the Steelers and would have made it il…

Matt Loede, steelersgab.com

Rumor has it the Steelers will be in Denver for a playoff rematch to open the 2012 season. Sort of. The Steelers vs Broncos 2012 opener on NBC Sunday Night Football won’t be so much about the two teams wild card OT playoff game that went to the Broncos,…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Steelers defensive back Ike Taylor says he and his teammates have gotten the message from Roger Goodell: Don’t aim for the head. “Guys getting fined heavily, especially on our team, we see the commissioner is really putting his foot down,” Taylor sa…