The last time Steelers James Farrior missed a game due to injury was Nov. 20, 2005. He since has since made 54 consecutive regular-season starts.

by Ryan WilsonFiled under: UFLGood news: those players lucky enough to make a UFL roster will get paid (and by the looks of it, I suspect training camp will be a lot like little league tryouts: you show up, you get a uniform). Bad news: salaries are approximately one-tenth what an undrafted second-year NFL player will pull down next season. The UFL is offering one-year, $35,000 contracts

<p>Ravens rookie Michael Oher was put on the spot this week at the 13^th annual NFL Rookie Symposium in Palm Beach Grove, Fla. Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin addressed a group of 252 new professionals at the four-day meeting, preaching the value of making news on the field, not off it. He playfully called out Oher for a statement the offensive tackle made at his introductory press conference in Baltimore

by Dan GrazianoFiled under: NFL Fans, NFL AnalysisThe union’s message to its players as the collective bargaining negotiations begin is coalescing. Union head DeMaurice Smith told FanHouse last month that he believes the owners intend to lock out the players in 2011