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Steelers Make Roster Moves; Place Brooks on Reserve/Injured List

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers today released 20 players in order to get closer to the 53-player limit by today's 6 p.m. deadline.

The Steelers also announced that 12-year veteran offensive lineman Barrett Brooks was placed on the Reserve/Injured list after injuring his quadriceps in the team's preseason finale versus the Carolina Panthers. Brooks will miss the entire 2006 season.

The players released from the Steelers roster include, P Mike Barr, QB Shane Boyd, OL Tim Brown, TE Charles Davis, TE Jon Dekker, DE Orien Harris, RB Cedric Humes, QB Omar Jacobs, FB Branden Joe, FB John Kuhn, S Mike Lorello, CB Anthony Madison, WR Lee Mays, DE Shaun Nua, DT Scott Paxson, LB Richard Seigler, LB Ron Stanley, OT Brandon Torrey, DE Lee Vickers and WR Walter Young.

The Steelers must release two more players by 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 2, to reach the NFL's 53-man roster limit.

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Maybe he played his way somewhere else.

Or, maybe he can go up to Winnipeg or whoever was looking at him.

He's got too much potential not to be playing somewhere.

Wow. This may turn out to be one of the worst moves made by the Stillers in a long time. How do you not even attempt to put a fifth round draft pick on the PS?

Now we can only hope that the Browns have enough sense to pick him up given the stable of...ahem...winners that they have now.

Easy fellows. Omar probably isn't going anywhere. Steelers would love to put him on their practice squad. They are hoping like hell he makes it through waivers. Actually, Omar is in a pretty good spot. If another team picks him up, he must be put on their 53 man roster. At worst, he stays with the Steelers and works on the practice squad for the year. He wasn't going to play this year even if he made the Steeler's 53 man roster.

The worst thing is probably the financial difference between making a team and being on a practice squad. I am not sure of the pay difference between the two, but I think the NFL minimum for a player is like around $285,000. Not sure what the compensation is for a practice squad player?

Omar would benefit the most from staying in the Steeler's system and learning their offense more. Maybe he goes to Europe and gets some experience in that league this Spring?

I don't see another team putting Omar on their roster this year. But, I could be wrong. There are a lot of terrible back-up quarterbacks in the NFL. Did Omar show enough Thursday night for someone to take a chance on him? We'll know by Sunday. Plus, I think and NFL team can steal him from the Steeler's practive squad throughout the year as long as they put him on their 53 man roster.

Bleeding Orange wrote:Wow. This may turn out to be one of the worst moves made by the Stillers in a long time. How do you not even attempt to put a fifth round draft pick on the PS?

Now we can only hope that the Browns have enough sense to pick him up given the stable of...ahem...winners that they have now.

You have to release a player before you can put him on the PS so he can go through waivers.

If nobody else signs him, I think you can be assured the Steelers will retain him on their PS.



I don't think he'll make it through waivers.

Bye bye Omar.

No Offense...

But i HATE the steelers!!!

I would love to see him somewhere else!

I have no doubt he WILL be successful in the League!

Pitt is the best and with out question the smartest team and org int he nfl...its all for good reason and we Fans trust them. I just just hope we can keep him.

MACMAN wrote:Pitt is the best and with out question the smartest team and org int he nfl...its all for good reason and we Fans trust them. I just just hope we can keep him.

The Patriots might have a beef with that statement.

Two years ago a player on the practice squad made $150,000. I'm sure that went up a bit, but I can't see that being too much more. I hope Omar can make a 53 man roster in the NFL. Oh well, remember Warren Moon played in Cananda a bit and look where he got (a spot in the HOF, but I'm not saying anything about Omar and HOF at all, just mentioning the CFL can help some players.)

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?sec ... id=2570232
this article mentions Omar will be on the Steelers PS if he is unclaimed.

I believe a qb is 218, dont ask me why, but I believe i read that in a J5 article at one point.

The Post-Gazette reports because QBs Ben Roethlisberger and Charlie Batch are the only quarterbacks on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster, WR Cedrick Wilson will be used at the position if both are injured during a game. "We've worked on him in practice with some snaps doing that, that would be the emergency guy," head coach Bill Cowher said. "We've not really ever gotten to that point, I hate to say that, but I just did. If that were the case, that's where we would go."

Stupid Ass Steelers

Name a smarter organization (besides New England). If you're a Browns or Bengals fan calling the Steelers stupid, well then that's just comical.

Assuming Omar is on the PS, you don't think they'd sign him to the active roster if Ben gets hurt? When was the last time 2 QBs got hurt in one game? This allows them to carry an extra receiver (ST demon) or safety.

Mr_Sweets wrote:The Post-Gazette reports because QBs Ben Roethlisberger and Charlie Batch are the only quarterbacks on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster, WR Cedrick Wilson will be used at the position if both are injured during a game. "We've worked on him in practice with some snaps doing that, that would be the emergency guy," head coach Bill Cowher said. "We've not really ever gotten to that point, I hate to say that, but I just did. If that were the case, that's where we would go."

Stupid Ass Steelers

Not that I want Big Ben or Charlie Batch to get injured (I want them to do well because they make the MAC look good), but I want the Steelers to have Murphy's Law and be forced to execute this plan. Believe me, if that day comes, I'll be laughing my butt off.

Go Falcons!