The New York Jets have claimed guard Mike Fladell off waivers from the Giants. Fladell was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent to the Giants' practice squad last December, and was waived last Wednesday. The 6-foot-7, 334-pound New York native played at Rutgers from 2003-07, and started his last two seasons with the Scarlet Knights. The move today was the third waiver claim in a week by the Jets,...
IX- J.J. Cooper of AOL Fanhouse says that the new four year contract for Max Starks and the extension of Trai Essex signals that the Steelers confidence that Tony Hills will start at tackle or even be able to be a back-up in 2009 is extremely low. He implies that Hills will spend another year on the practice squad and makes it sound like Hills will be the latest in a growing line of Steelers o-line...
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by JJ Cooper Filed under: Steelers , AFC North When the Steelers drafted Tony Hills in the fourth round of the 2008 draft, there was some thought among Steelers fans that he might be the team's starting left tackle in 2009. Max Starks was playing under a one-year transition-tag contract while his backup, Trai Essex , was also in the final year of his deal. So the thought was: Starks and Essex may leave...
IX- Tony Hills is ready to compete this year after struggling to make an impact in his rookie season. He says he has added between five and ten pounds of muscle and is eager to learn how to play four positions on the line to become as valuable as Trai Essex . Make sure to check out the quote about Bruce Davis and Tony Hills from Mike Tomlin, it's another great one that could be entered in next years...
Outlook not good. You wanna know what's going on with the Steelers? Trai Essex signed . I'm sure you'll all now be able to sleep again. Oh, and Marvel Smith is visiting the 49ers . I have nothing funny to say about that. If I'm lucky I'll get to a headline today. But, unlike Anthony Smith, I can make no guarantees. Should probably go pay attention to whatever this dude is talking about right now. So...
The Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed two of their free agents , tackle Trai Essex and cornerback Fernando Bryant. Essex signed a two-year contract that will pay him $620,000 and $800,000 over the next two seasons as well as a $500,000 signing bonus. Bryant signed a one-year contract worth $745,000. After these moves, the Steelers have re-signed eight of their free agents. Four of the free agents...
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed backup offensive tackle Trai Essex to a two-year contract, guaranteeing that four of the team's free agent offensive linemen will return.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed backup offensive tackle Trai Essex to a two-year contract, guaranteeing that four of the team's free agent offensive linemen will return.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed backup offensive tackle Trai Essex to a two-year contract, guaranteeing that four of the team's free agent offensive linemen will return.
Essex is entering his fifth season. He can play tackle and guard and has started four times in 33 career regular-season games. He visited the Tennessee Titans last week before re-signing with the Steelers.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed backup offensive tackle Trai Essex to a two-year contract, guaranteeing that four of the team's free agent offensive linemen will return.
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed backup offensive tackle Trai Essex to a two-year contract, guaranteeing that four of the team's free agent offensive linemen will return.
The Titans today played host to Steelers free agent offensive lineman Trai Essex. The 27-year-old was a third-round pick by the Steelers in 2005 out of Northwestern. Right now the Titans are looking for some linemen to add depth on the offensive line, especially at the tackle position.
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