Casey Hampton News

PITTSBURGH – The sweat continually dripped off Troy Polamalu's forehead and into his eyes on this bright, sunny day.

The Steelers open their first spring practice in shorts Tuesday with one major goal in mind -- to make it through the 10 permitted practices plus a mid-June minicamp healthy.

Every now and then, a contender will seemingly grow content with its status as a premier team in the NFL .

With the start of the 2013 NFL season only a few months away, the Pittsburgh Steelers are doing all they can to re-tool a team that finished a disappointing 8-8 last season.

October 7, 2012; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Casey Hampton reacts to the crowd as he takes the field against the Philadelphia Eagles at Heinz Field.

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

The 6-foot-2 Jones will be introduced at a 5 p.m. Friday news conference at the Steelers' South Side offices.

Steelers OLB LaMarr Woodley has four sacks in his last 15 games, battling ankle and hamstring injuries over that time.

At the start of this offseason, the future of the Pittsburgh Steelers looked pretty bleak.

It appears the Steelers are flirting again with WR Steve Breaston. According to John Clayton of ESPN on NFL Live this week; the Steelers are interested in signing Breaston in the next couple of weeks, presumably after they have the additional salary cap space that will be freed up by Willie Colon's contract being cleared.

September 16, 2012; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau talks to the Steelers defensive backs on the sideline against the New York Jets during the second quarter at Heinz Field.

You made five Pro Bowls. You were a giant -- literally and figuratively -- on the field and in the locker room.

With the 223rd overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers decided to keep their focus on the defensive side of the ball and drafted defensive tackle Nick Williams out of Samford .

The Pittsburgh Steelers are looking better and better as the 2013 NFL Draft goes along.

Kevin Colbert doesn't do very well in the second round. This is the conventional wisdom.

Jarvis Jones, a 6-2, 242-pound outside linebacker became the Steelers' first round selection in Thursday's NFL Draft.

With the new rules regarding rookie salaries, signing their #1 pick last year didn't kill the Steelers in the salary cap.

H'mm, let me see. The last time that I checked the word par meant equal and the word value meant worth.