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  • NFP Power Rankings (The National Football Post)
    Each week, the National Football Post will bring you our NFL Power Rankings: a rundown of how we stack up the...

  • Steelers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

    The Steelers were presented with an unwanted and unique experience this summer, having to prepare one quarterback to open the regular season and another to replace him as the starter on Oct. 17.

    Coach Mike Tomlin did a good job of preparing Ben Roethlisberger for the fifth game of the season, when he can return from his four-game suspension, but had to do so at the expense of the player that would have been his starter for the first four games, Byron Leftwich. That was before Leftwich went down with a left knee (MCL) injury in Thursday's preseason finale.

    Roethlisberger took many snaps with the first team in training camp and then started the final three preseason games after not playing in the opener.

  • Life without Roethlisberger begins for Steelers (AP)
    Ben Roethlisberger loves to be the guy who gets his team out of trouble, throws the big touchdown pass, makes the play that changes a season. Only this time, Roethlisberger can't bail out the Steelers of a predicament he put them in. Instead of being the leader who rallies his teammates during tough times, he can't even talk to them about football as he serves a four-game suspension for...

  • Al Woods joins Steelers' practice squad (The National Football Post)
    The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed former New Orleans Saints fourth-round defensive tackle Al Woods to their...

  • Falcons ready for season of high expectations (The Canadian Press)
    FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - The Atlanta Falcons don't have to answer that same ol' question: Hey, guys, when are y'all actually going to have two winning seasons in a row?

  • Monday's Sports In Brief (PA SportsTicker)
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  • Dennis Dixon to start for Steelers (The National Football Post)
    Dennis Dixon has been tabbed to start at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they open the season...

  • Ben Roethlisberger out as Steelers captain (SportingNews.com)
    Ben Roethlisberger will start the 2010 season on suspension, and Monday the Pittsburgh Steelers removed him from being one of their captains. Also on Monday, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin named Dennis Dixon starting quarterback for Sept. 12's season opener against the Atlanta Falcons. Jeff Reed and James Harrison also lost their leader status, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Steelers cut their leadership corps to four captains. Choices were made by player voting.

  • Steelers name Dennis Dixon opening day starter (SportingNews.com)
    Dennis Dixon will be the Pittsburgh Steelers' starting quarterback when they open their season Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. Pittsburgh planned to start Byron Leftwich the first few weeks of the season while Ben Roethlisberger served his suspension, but Leftwich sprained a knee in the Thursday's preseason finale. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Dixon earned the job over Charlie Batch with his strong play in the preseason. Dixon will likely start the first four games.

  • Big concerns: AFC North (SportingNews.com)
    A look at each team's biggest concern with the start of the NFL season less than a week away. Baltimore Ravens The Ravens have one of the NFL's most talented and balanced teams, but the secondary will be their Achilles' heel. Starting CB Domonique Foxworth (torn ACL) is out for the season. Pro Bowl FS Ed Reed (hip) will miss at least the first six games. Starting CB Lardarius Webb (knee) has been practicing but hasn't received the green light to play.

  • 14 players start season suspended (The Canadian Press)
    NEW YORK, N.Y. - Ben Roethlisberger is one of 14 players who begin the NFL season on suspension.

  • 2010 NFL preview capsules (The Canadian Press)
    Capsules for the 32 NFL teams as they begin the 2010 season, in predicted order of finish:

  • Monday's National Football League Capsules (PA SportsTicker)
    By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer

  • QB Dixon working with Steelers' starters (The Canadian Press)
    PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Quarterback Dennis Dixon will start for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their season opener Sunday against Atlanta.

  • Roethlisberger out as captain, Dixon in at QB (The Canadian Press)
    PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Ben Roethlisberger is no longer a Pittsburgh Steelers captain. Dennis Dixon is the new Steelers quarterback, at least for the time being.

  • Fitz's final preseason draft board (ProFootballWeekly.com)
    Originally posted Sept. 1, 2010 @ 1:12 p.m. ET. Updated Sept. 6, 2010 @ 4:49 p.m. ET Pat Fitzmaurice, a winner of the...

  • Ravens acquire, trade receivers (CBC.ca)
    The Baltimore Ravens have swooped in and signed recently released wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh.

  • PFW's preseason draft board (ProFootballWeekly.com)
    The draft board below will be updated until the start of the regular season. Quarterbacks Rk.

  • Summers among 8 on Steelers' practice squad (AP)
    Running back Frank Summers, one of the final players cut last weekend, has returned to the Pittsburgh Steelers as a practice squad player. Also brought back were seven other players released during the preseason: tight end Eugene Bright, guard Dorian Brooks, safety Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith, wide receiver Tyler Grisham, offensive tackle Kyle Jolly, defensive tackle Steve McLendon and defensive...