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It comes as no surprise the aging Steelers are scouting defensive talent ahead of next week's draft. One (very large) prospect brought in this week feels like a fit for the Pittsburgh D.

In a copycat league, expect to see Packers' playoff opponents take a page from the Chiefs' playbook. Bucky Brooks explains how K.C. did it and reveals four teams who can replicate it.

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is questionable for next Monday's game at San Francisco due to a sprained left ankle.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger missed part of the second quarter Thursday night against the Cleveland Browns with a left foot/lower leg injury, but he returned to the game to start the second half, albeit limping and with his ankle taped.

What does a 5-o'clock shadow, a hoodie and a ratty red hat have to do with the Chiefs' recent three-game winning streak? Let Albert Breer explain and cover much more in his weekly notebook.

The Steelers might not miss their starting running back after all, as Rashard Mendenhall was a full go at Friday's practice.

After sitting out last week to rest his injured hamstring, Arian Foster will be in the starting lineup for the Texans Sunday against the Steelers, reports NFL Network's Stacey Dales.

The Steelers are happy Ben Roethlisberger appears fine after Raheem Brock's late hit on him last week. The team might feel better, though, if its offensive line was healthy.

The easy knock on the Steelers' defense is it's too old and too targeted by the league office to be effective in 2011. Elliot Harrison vehemently disagrees and shares why Pittsburgh won't take a step back.

In a rare sign of continuity, all 11 starters from last season's defense are returning for the AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Super Bowl loser has struggled to get back to the big game, but Mike Tomlin is demanding more from his team in an attempt to buck the trend. Bucky Brooks saw evidence of that during his camp visit.

The knock on the Steelers' defense is it's too old to compete at a high level anymore. Hogwash, writes Bucky Brooks, who says Pittsburgh will use its chemistry and continuity to contend for another Super Bowl berth.

Outspoken Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison, who never met a fight he didn't like to pick, has at last found something he and NFL executives agree on: The new guidelines limiting the amount of contact during the preseason are good for the game, not to mention 33-year-old All-Pros coming

One of the greatest strengths of the Pittsburgh Steelers is their ability to self-scout. I'm not sure any team does it better.

Several stars were hurt during the course of last season. So we asked our experts: Among those coming back from injury, who will have the biggest impact for their respective team?

There might not be two teams more evenly matched for the Super Bowl in quite some time. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers are very close when you compare the statistics, production, defensive scheme and quarterbacks. The Steelers clearly have more playoff experience, but the Packers are

DALLAS -- The Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers have much more in common than their ultra-rich histories. They also have followed almost identical blueprints in building their Super Bowl rosters. Both drafted top-flight quarterbacks. Both drafted elite starters at other positions. Both