2007 Pittsburgh Steelers

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QB
Roethlisberger, Ben 1,006,000.00
Frye, Charlie 435,000.00
Palko, Tyler 300,000

RB
Hodgins, James 300,000.00
Parker, Willie 2,425,000.00
Davenport, Najeh 300,000.00
Wolfe, Garrett 300,000.00


WR
Lewis, Greg 545,000.00
Galloway, Joey 1,283,000.00
Walters, Troy 300,000.00
Davis, Andre 300,000.00
Taylor, Courtney 350,000.00
Figurs, Yamon 300,000.00

TE
Miller, Heath 517,500.00
Fauria, Christian 300,000.00
Pudewell, Anthony 300,000.00

OL
Starks, Max 1,850,000.00
Booker, Ulish 285,000.00
Essex, Trai 435,000.00
Faneca, Alan 3,375,000.00
Gurode, Andre 2,200,000.00
Jean-Gilles, Max 360,000.00
Glenn, Tarik 4,500,000.00
Grubbs, Ben 450,000.00
Uperesa, Dane 300,000.00
Wrotto, Mansfield 300,000.00

DT
Williams, Kevin 2,000,000.00
Traylor, Keith 1,000,000.00
Zgonina, Jeff 300,000.00
Williams, Tony 300,000.00

DE
Smith, Aaron 3,500,000.00
Carter, Kevin 2,200,000.00
Peek, Antwan 300,000.00
Hargrove, Anthony 300,000.00

LB
Farrior, James 3,000,000.00
Winborn, Jamie 600,000.00
Spragan, Donnie 300,000.00
Polley, Tommy 300,000.00
Adams, Gaines 700,000.00
Siler, Brandon 350,000.00
Brown, Chad 300,000.00

CB
Brown, Sheldon 750,000.00
Webster, Corey 390,000.00
McFadden, Bryant 435,000.00
Williams, Jimmy 600,000.00
Jackson, DeAndre 300,000.00

S
Polamalu, Troy 1,088,000.00
Phillips, Jermaine 1,750,000.00
Tillman, Travares 300,000.00
White, Marvin 300,00.00
Carter, Tyrone 300,000.00

PK/P
Gardocki, Chris 1,088,750.00
Reed, Jeff 1,450,000.00

Starting Salary
$75,840,250.00

Current Salary
$ 47,518,250.00

 

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Free Agents

Bailey, Rodney DE UFA
Brooks, Barrett OT UFA
Brown, Chad LB UFA
Carter, Tyrone S UFA
Davenport, Najeh RB UFA
Harrison, Arnold LB ERFA
Logan, Mike S UFA
Morey, Sean FL UFA
Stanley, Ronald LB ERFA
Starks, Max OT RFA **1st rounder tender $1.85 million**
Warren, Greg LS ERFA
Washington, Nate FL ERFA

 

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Draft Picks


(1)5. Indianapolis Colts (acquired in Kevin Williams trade)

(2)46. Pittsburgh Steelers

(3)67. Cleveland Browns (acquired in Charlie Frye trade)

(3)96. Cincinnati Bengals

(4)125. Cincinnati Bengals

(5)142. Cincinnati Bengals

(5)147. Pittsburgh Steelers

(5)149. Indianapolis Colts (acquired in Jermaine Philips/Ike Taylor trade) (originally # 160 but adjusted in draft order thread)

(6)163. Cincinnati Bengals

(6)173. Cincinnati Bengals (acquired in Chris Kemomeatu trade)

(6)175. New York Giants (acquired in Corey Webster/Larry Foote trade)

(6)178. Pittsburgh Steelers

(6)192. Cincinnati Bengals


Draft Pick Salarys

$4,550,000.00

 

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Trades

1.
Tampa Get:
Hines Ward: (3,585,000)

Steelers Get:
Joey Galloway (1,283,000)
3rd Rounder: #68 Overall

2.
Colts get:
Smith, Marvel (4,200,000)

Steelers get:
Glenn, Tarik (4,500,000)

3.
Dolphins get:
Townsend, Deshea (1,400,000)

Steelers get:
Carter, Kevin (2,200,000)

4.
Giants get:
Foote, Larry (2,325,000)
Colclough, Ricardo (510,000)

Steelers get:
Webster Corey (390,000)
6th Rounder #175 overall

5.
Eagles get:
Santonio Holmes (360,000)
Kendall Simmons (900,000)
Clark Haggans (2,465,000)
Ryan Clark (1,500,000)

Steelers get:
Greg Lewis (545,000)
Max Jean-Gilles (360,000)
Sheldon Brown (750,000)

6.
Colts get
Ike Taylor (3,325,000)

Steelers get:
Jermaine Philips (1,750,000)
5th Rounder #160 Overall
7th Rounder #224 Overall

7.
Bengals get:
Chris Kemomeatu

Steelers get:
6th Rounder #173 Overall

8.
Tampa get:
Charlie Batch (1,355,000)

Steelers get:
Jamie Winborn (600,000)

9.
Browns get:
4th rounder #116 Overall
3rd round pick #77 Overall

Steelers get:
Charlie Frye (435,000)
3rd round pick #67 Overall

10.
Colts get:
Casey Hampton (4,260,000.00)
Joey Porter (4,000,000)
1st round pick #15 Overall

Steelers get:
Kevin Williams (2,000,000)
1st round pick #5 Overall

Bengals get:
3rd round pick #68 Overall

Steelers get:
3rd round pick #96th Overall
4th round pick #125th Overall
5th round pick #142nd Overall
6th round pick #163rd Overall
6th round pick #192nd Overall
7th round pick #212 Overall

Colts get:
(7)209.
(7)212.
(7)224

Steelers get:
Ware, Matt 510,000

 

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Cuts

26/2

Haynes, Verron RB $840,000.00
Wilson, Cedrick WR $1,900,000.00
Young, Walter WR $435,000.00
Keisel, Brett DE $2,650,000.00
Kirschke, Travis DE $1,600,000.00
Harrison, James LB $1,100,000.00
Barr, Mike PK/P $285,000.00
Kriewaldt, Clint LB $720,000.00

06/03

Okobi, Chucky $2,000,000.00

07/03

Kreider, Dan $950,000.00

08/03

TE Tuman, Jerame $1,200,000.00
WR Herzing, Adam $310,000.00
WR Marshall, Rasheed $360,000.00
OL Philip, Marvin $360,000.00
DT Paxson, Scott $285,000.00
DE Nua, Shaun $360,000.00
LB Wallace, Rian $435,000.00
LB Seigler, Richard $435,000.00
CB Smith, Harrison $285,000.00

28/03

DT Hoke, Chris $900,000.00
LB Koonce, Richard $285,000.00
LB Rehage, Derek $285,000.00
CB Madison, Anthony $360,000.00
CB Mason, Grant $285,000.00
S Smith, Anthony $360,000.00

10/04

QB Randall, Bryan $ 285,000.00
RB Kuhn, John $ 360,000.00
RB Davis, Carey $ 285,000.00
WR Reid, Willie $ 360,000.00
WR Walker, Gerran $ 285,000.00
WR West, Isaac $ 285,000.00
TE Dekker, Jon $ 285,000.00
OL Torrey, Brandon $ 285,000.00
OL Newton, Brandon $ 310,000.00
OL Colon, Willie $ 360,000.00
LB Stanley, Ronald $ 285,000.00
CB Johnson, Jovon $ 360,000.00
S Ware, Matt $ 510,000.00
S Lorello, Mike $ 285,000.00


Total Savings 23,525,000.00

 

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Free Agent Signings

DT - Traylor, Keith $1,000,000.00
DE - Peek, Antwan $300,000.00
RB - Davenport, Najeh $300,000.00
LB - Spragan, Donnie $300,000.00
LB - Polley, Tommy $300,000.00
C - Gurode, Andre $2,200,000.00
FB - Hodgins, James $300,000.00
S -Tillman, Travares $300,000.00
CB - Williams, Jimmy $600,000.00
DE - Hargrove, Anthony $300,000.00
DT - Zgonina, Jeff $300,000.00
DT - Williams, Tony $300,000.00
WR - Walters, Troy $300,000.00
WR - Davis, Andre $300,000.00
S - Carter, Tyrone $300,000.00
LB - Brown, Chad $300,000.00

 

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Draft Selections

Round 1 pick 5 - Gaines Adams, DE/OLB, Clemson 700,000.00

Height: 6-43/4 | Weight: 258 | 40-Time: 4.64

An outstanding athlete...Extremely quick and agile with very good speed...Has a tremendous first step and a great burst to close...Has very long arms and uses his hands well...Has the frame to get bigger and develop physically...Looks fluid when dropping into coverage...A terror in opponents backfields and just seems to have a knack for getting to the quarterback...Productive and disruptive...Versatile and also has the ability to play outside linebacker for a 3-4 team at the pro level.


Round 2 pick 46 - Ben Grubbs, OG, Auburn 450,000.00

Height: 6-23/4 | Weight: 311 | 40-Time: 5.20

An outstanding athlete for the position with excellent quickness...Moves very well on pulls and has good range...Gets to the second level and excels in space...Feet are extremely nimble and plays with good knee bend...Smart, a hard worker and quick learner...Adequate size and strength...Still improving & has a lot of upside.

Round 3 pick 67 - Brandon Siler, LB, Florida

Height: 6-13/4 | Weight: 241 | 40-Time: 4.67

Has pretty good size and a solid build...Smart with great instincts...Outstanding leader with top-notch intangibles...Strong and powerful...A big hitter and reliable tackler...Good pass rusher and blitzer...Does a nice job versus the run and takes on blockers well...Plays with a nasty demeanor...Productive...A lot of experience.

Round 3 pick 96 - Courtney Taylor, WR, Auburn

Height: 6-13/4 | Weight: 204 | 40-Time: 4.50

Has excellent size and a solid build...A good natural athlete...Great body control and ball skills...Decent route runner and knows how to get open...Will make some spectacular catches...Tough and not afraid to work over the middle...Very physical and really knows how to use his size...A solid blocker...Was not always utilized in college and still has some upside...Clutch on 3rd downs...Has a lot of experience.

Round 4 pick 125 - Marvin White, S, TCU

Height: 6-11/4 | Weight: 199 | 40-Time: 4.53

Has good size and bulk...Extremely tough and physical...Likes to hit and can really lay the lumber...Has good timed speed, athleticism & quickness...Aggressive with a great motor...Terrific ball skills...Hard worker...Still improving and has potential.

Round 5 pick 142 - Tyler Palko, QB, Pittsburgh

Height: 6-13/8 | Weight: 215 | 40-Time: 4.87

A hard worker and terrific leader with incredible intangibles...Enough arm strength to make all the throws...Has a solid build...Tough and a classic gunslinger...Decent athlete who is deceptively mobile and can move a bit when flushed...Throws well on the run...Really sells the playaction...A gamer with wonderful gridiron instincts.

Round 5 pick 147 - Garret Wolfe, RB, Nortern Illinois

Height: 5-71/2 | Weight: 186 | 40-Time: 4.39

Was extremely productive and excelled against big time opponents like Ohio St. and Michigan...Explosive big play threat with great speed, quickness, acceleration and a burst...Has great instincts and vision...Has good balance and can cut on a dime...Very elusive and hard to tackle...Has solid hands...Tough pound-for-pound.

Round 5 pick 149 - Yamon Figurs, WR, Kansas State

Height: 5-111/4 | Weight: 174 | 40-Time: 4.30

Has phenomenal speed...Terrific quickness and a burst...Runs well after the catch and can be a terror in the open field...An outstanding special teamer and return man...Hard worker with good intangibles...Has potential and a intriguing upside.

Round 6 Pick 163 - Dane Uperesa, OT, Hawaii

Height: 6-43/8 | Weight: 309 | 40-Time: 5.37

Adequate size and bulk with long arms...A solid athlete...Bends his knees well...A hard worker....He will jolt defenders with his initial punch...Decent feet...Excellent in pass protection and has a lot of experience...Smart and aware...Is very tough.

Round 6 pick 173 - DeAndre Jackson, CB,Iowa St

Height: 5-113/8 | Weight: 193 | 40-Time: 4.50

Size and speed are adequate...Has good quickness...Phenomenal instincts...Gets good jumps and knocks down a lot of balls...Pretty physical and aggressive...Solid tackler who will support the run...Great technician who does all of the little things well...Also has experience as a kick returner and can contribute on special teams.

Round 6 pick 178 - Mansfield Wrotto, OG, Georgia Tech

Height: 6-3 | Weight: 317 | 40-Time: 5.37

Has terrific size with long arms...Outstanding athleticism and quickness...Is strong and powerful...Light on his feet...Versatile...Mobile with good range...Played a lot of DI football and was a four-year starter...Adjusts well in space and gets to the second level...Is effective as both a run and pass blocker...Has a ton of potential.

Round 6 pick 192 - Anthony Pudewell, TE, Nevada

Height: 6-4 | Weight: 250 | 40-Time: 5.04

Excellent blocker...Very tough...Has reliable hands...Smart...Hard worker with a great motor...Aggressive and never gives up on a play...Runs hard...Uses good leverage...Decent target in the short passing game...A team leader and captain.