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QB situation still unsettled and possibly unsettling

Dennis Dixon showed Sunday night that there is still a little too much risk/reward with the third-year quarterback to entrust him with the offense for the first four games of the regular season.
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No decision on starting QB yet

Dennis Dixon appears to be in line to start the season at quarterback for the Steelers, but the team has yet to make that official.

SUSPENSION SHORTENED

Roethlisberger's gone for four weeks

National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell on Friday reduced the suspension of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to four games from six.

Steelers release 10 from roster; last cuts due today

There were no surprises among the cuts that the Steelers announced Friday, and they have made most if not all of their decisions for the 53-man roster.

Steelers trounce Pitt in TV ratings

Nationally ranked Pitt not only lost its season opener at Utah on Thursday night.

Texans release former Steeler Brown

The Texans released kicker Kris Brown, the only player remaining from the inaugural 2002 season. Brown lost a competition in training camp to Neil Rackers, a free agent who was signed in the offseason.

Cowboys deal Crayton to Chargers

Patrick Crayton was dealt to the San Diego Chargers, where he'll be a bigger part of the offense than he would've been in Dallas and he will still be playing for a contender.

Spagnuolo mum on Rams' QB starter

Sam Bradford will have to wait a few days to learn if he'll start the St. Louis Rams' opener. The No. 1 pick certainly has appeared ready for the job.

Group uses Roethlisberger as poster boy for moral lesson

An organization that works to prevent sex crimes is encouraging high schools to use Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's off-field problems as a lesson.

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