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Do you think the return of Anthony Madison will help special teams and what is the status of Isaac Redman? BOUCHETTE: Madison not only was their best special teams player last season, he almost pulled enough votes to make the Pro Bowl.

Looking back on it, Hines Ward has a good idea why his comments to Bob Costas on NBC's "Football Night in America" before Sunday's game against Baltimore got so much attention - Rodney Harrison.

So much for the Great Corey Ivy Experiment. The special-teams ace who was once the recipient of a crushing Limas Sweed block is now a former Steeler, reports Steel City Insider .

Strong safety Troy Polamalu is "questionable at best" to play against the Ravens on Sunday night, said coach Mike Tomlin, while the Steelers have already ruled out left guard Chris Kemoeatu for the 8:20 p.m. game.

In an attempt to shore up their kickoff coverage unit, the Steelers have signed linebacker Rocky Boiman and safety Corey Ivy.

By Teresa Varley Steelers.com Steelers players are thankful and appreciative for everything those in the United States Military do for our country, but that doesn't mean they aren't going to bring their A-game when it's time to go head-to-head with a group of soldiers at video games.

Members of the Steelers' practice squad: Player - Pos. - College Kevin Brock - TE - Rutgers Tyler Grisham - WR - Clemson Tuff Harris - S - Montana Steve McLendon - DT - Troy Isaac Redman - RB - Bowie State A.Q. Shipley - C - Penn State Justin Vincent - RB - LSU Donovan Woods - LB - Oklahoma State Photos click to enlarge Steelers' Isaac Redman Chaz ...

Running back Isaac Redman is currently on the Steelers' practice squad. View all related images Of all the ridiculous rants coming from the over-reactionary crowd after the Steelers' first game, this easily takes the top prize: They gotta play Redman! Yeah, right.

Cornerback Anthony Madison and linebacker Bruce Davis were among 21 players released by the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday, as the team reduced its roster to 53 players.

Isaac Redman, whose goal-line running made him the surprise standout of the Pittsburgh Steelers' training camp, joined the team's practice squad on Sunday after clearing waivers.

The Steelers lost a promising rookie they were trying to sneak onto their practice squad.

After making the regular season roster official on Saturday, the Steelers have now announced the players that have been signed to their practice squad.

Willie Parker has began an NFL season as a virtual unknown, as a 1,000-yard running back, as a Super Bowl star and as one of the league's best running backs.

Rookie running back Isaac Redman cleared waivers and the Steelers signed him this afternoon to their eight-man practice squad.

The team held running back and wide receiver Santonio Holmes out of its final preseason game against the Carolina Panthers because of injuries.

As roster cutdowns and the beginning of the regular season loom, Steeler Nation holds its collective breath: whom among the new young talent will make the roster, who will get cut, and, more importantly, how much might we come to regret any roster moves? At this point, rampant speculation runs wild from grizzled news vets to devoted sports bloggers ...

An NFL preseason game is mostly for the rookies and the retreads, players who haven't been heard from since college and some whose colleges, as well as their players, are barely known themselves.