Lawrence Timmons News

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed third-round pick Sean Spence to a four-year contract.

Sean Spence walked toward his locker during his first day as a Pittsburgh Steeler last month, saw the number hanging from the hook and couldn't quite believe it.

Good morning, A A A Trai Essex is running No. 1 at left tackle in minicamp, but he expects rookie Mike Adams to make his contribution quickly when he finally gets to report sometime in June.

Most people are aware Steelers WR Mike Wallace is not attending OTAs. Most are even more keenly aware he's doing it because he wants a contract extension, and not the $2.7 million restricted free agent tender offer the Steelers have given him.

Pittsburgh Steeler's linebacker Lawrence Timmons joined other participants Saturday at South Florence High School for a Spin-a-Fit to benefit Camp RAE.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a decision to make at starting inside linebacker since cutting veteran James Farrior in the offseason.

The Camp RAE Spin-a-Fit will be Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon. The event will be at South Florence High School and proceeds will be used for Camp RAE 2012, the third year of this therapy-based summer camp for handicapped children.

Not that James Harrison and LaMarr Woodley don't deserve the praise they get, but their other front seven contemporaries are setting them up for success.

Each day, we'll look at the draft for one team in the AFC North and ask you to put a grade on it.

As Jim Wexell pointed out on Twitter Wednesday morning, the report of a trade between the Steelers and the Jets nearly being consummated during April's draft says, among other things, the Steelers did not have Alabama LB Dont'a Hightower at the top of their board in terms of expected picks.

Camp RAE challenges all athletes to join Steeler's star Linebacker Lawrence Timmons in the camp's first SPIN-a-FIT. Timmons is coming to Florence to show his support for the camp that provides vital summer therapy for wheel-chair bound children under the age of twelve.

We're smack dab in the middle of a transitional period among the Steelers defensive line.

Do the Pittsburgh Steelers still have the best defense in the NFL? That depends on three factors: the health of nose tackle Casey Hampton , the ability to replace inside linebacker James Farrior , and the emergence of a No.

The AFC North blog is continuing its series on projecting the starting lineup for each team in the division.

Of course, it has rarely been the Steelers' style to sign a "name" free agent, especially at this point in the season.

As an undersized linebacker at the University of Miami, Sean Spence drew comparisons to Jonathan Vilma for his speed, quickness, athleticism and ability to make tackles.

RD1 , David DeCastro, OG, Stanford Optimist says: Technically sound and absurdly physical, DeCastro becomes a 10-year starter in the mold of Alan Faneca or Steve Hutchinson.