Larry Foote News

November 18, 2012; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice carries the ball as Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker Larry Foote defends during the third quarter at Heinz Field.

The AFC North blog will conclude its rankings of each position this week with defense.

The Pittsburgh Steelers had the best draft of the Mike Tomlin era and one of the best they've had in this century.

Before I begin this post, I just want to say that I am really rooting hard for Sean Spence to somehow resume his N.F.L. career.

These are some of my early prospects to watch for this season that could possibly be Drafted by the Steelers .

McFadden performed well enough in camp last year to earn a practice squad spot, which he translated into an active roster spot by season's end.

One of the areas of concern for the Pittsburgh Steelers heading into the 2013 NFL draft was inside linebacker.

The Pittsburgh Steelers just concluded another very good draft, and now we can all start looking towards the 2013 regular season.

If this draft had been based on needs, then the Steelers last weekend ignored one of their neediest positions -- inside linebacker.

With the off-season roster all but full, the Steelers are gearing up for organized team functions.

This past weekend, the Pittsburgh Steelers did arguably the best job of any team during the 2013 NFL Draft.

The Steelers' 2013 draft class will soon discover something that few others have had in their rookie years with them: Opportunity.

Nerve damage affecting the total recovery of the Steelers' 2012 third round pick Sean Spence.

At some point the Steelers had to take an inside linebacker today. While many hoped that they would fill the need with Penn State's Michael Mauti, Colbert & Co.

First of all, let me give kudos to Colbert & Co. for their selection of Jarvis Jones in Round 1 yesterday.

Frustrating. The Universal Constant in Pittsburgh is the position of Linebacker, but last season was one of disappointment as the unit failed to produce the Steeler Standard.

While I will agree that the 2013 draft class is not as "top heavy" with elite talent as the "Class of 2012," "worst" is definitely not an adjective that I would use to describe this year's crop of players.

We are less than 48 hours from the 2013 NFL draft , and so that means it is time to put out one last Pittsburgh Steelers full seven-round mock draft.

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Larry Foote used to say James Harrison played like he was mad at the world because he had been cut so many times.

The 2013 NFL Draft is finally here and it is time for everyone to get out their final attempts at predicting what is going to happen.