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When the Pittsburgh Steelers asked David Johnson to convert from tight end to fullback full-time in time for the 2012 season, the burly 270-pound Johnson's first thought was "I need to go on a diet." A couple months and 20 pounds later, Johnson is embracing a move that could extend the former seventh-round pick's NFL career indefinitely.

This is the second article in the series about players who will help to define the Steelers ' 2012 season.

Happy Thursday everybody. The biggest story in sports right now is the Los Angeles Kings' victory in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals, that's all anybody is talking about.

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wasn't happy with the team's decision to fire offensive coordinator Bruce Arians.A Roethlisberger thereafter seemed to be a little concerned about the radio silence from Arians' replacement, Todd Haley.

The installation of Todd Haley as the Pittsburgh Steelers ' offensive coordinator has concerned some about the philosophical approach of coach Mike Tomlin's squad.

Today's AFC North required reading includes breakdowns on the Steelers top two running backs, why the Ravens secondary is the best in the league, A.J. Green on leadership and more about the battle between Colt McCoy and Brandon Weeden.

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With Todd Haley's run-first attack taking over the Steelers ' offensive playbook and Rashard Mendenhall out for presumably the entire 2012 regular season, has the opportunity to step into the starter's spot for a team that appears eager to get back to being a dominant rushing attack.

With a presidential election looming in the fall of 2012, that will put the two prevailing political ideologies in the United States head to head more than ever, another clash of ideologies in Pittsburgh has led to an uprooting of the past four years of Steelers offensive football.

In a recent article by Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , Isaac Redman talked about the Steelers' Offense, and some of the different things to look for and expect this season from the unit under new Coordinator Todd Haley.A While there were quite a bit of interesting things discussed, the part of the article which got me particularly ... (more)

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Around the League will examine one key figure under pressure on each team heading into the 2012 season.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The Youngstown State football coaching staff will hold a Youth Football Camp for children ages 8-13 at Stambaugh Stadium on the YSU campus on Saturday, June 9th.

For years, the media has misunderstood everything from individual players to scheme and coaches.

That's according to Cantor Gaming in Nevada, which released its projections for the upcoming season yesterday, the first bookmaker to do so this season.

Steelers RB Isaac Redman is ready for the challenge of being the team's primary back this season Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Today's AFC North required reading includes a look at Ravens who've been absent from OTAs, an argument why one absent Steeler should be attending workouts, Andy Dalton's comments about his own arm strength and, of course, more.

Injuries are often about timing. Rashard Mendenhall 's torn anterior cruciate ligament on Jan.

Cole Hamels pitched eight scoreless innings, finishing up by retiring Bryce Harper on a grounder as the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a season-long four-game losing streak Wednesday night with a 3-1 victory over the... Cole Hamels pitched eight scoreless innings, finishing up by retiring Bryce Harper on a grounder as the Philadelphia Phillies ... (more)

Nowhere does this battle take center stage more than at running back, where the Steelers could be without star Rashard Mendenhall for considerable time after he tore his ACL in Week 17 against the Browns last season.

Good afternoon, A A A Steelers just finished their second spring practice and halfback Isaac Redman dropped some news - tight end David Johnson has been moved to fullback on a fulltime basis.