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The Steelers have released 27-year old fullback Dwayne Wright. Wright carried the ball 8 times for 27 yards (3.4 ypc) with 1 TD run for the Steelers this pre-season. Wright got caught up in a numbers game as the Steelers have a few backs they like more than him. Even if Wright signs with another team the Steelers won’t miss him one bit.
The Steelers have claimed fullback Dwayne Wright off waivers from the Eagles. Wright has not played in the NFL since 2007 (his only year in the league). In 2007, Wright played in 14 games (0 starts) for the Bills in which he carried the ball 29 times for 94 yards (3.2 ypc). He also caught 3 passes for 17 yards (5.7 avg) for the Bills that year.
The Steelers have lost starting OT Willie Colon for the 2010 season. He tore his ACL at practice earlier today and he will soon have surgery to repair it. The 27-year old Colon played in 16 games (all starts) for the Steelers last season. In his four years with the Steelers he has played in 50 games (all starts). This is a huge blow to the Steelers’ offense as Colon was the best lineman on their team last season.
The Steelers have acquired 28-year old CB Bryant McFadden from the Cardinals for a 5th round pick. McFadden played in all 16 games for the Cardinals last season and he had 69 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and he defensed 15 passes. He has played in 67 games (51 with the Steelers) in his NFL career in which he has 204 tackles, he has defensed 47 passes, has 2 sacks, forced 1 fumble and he has 7 interceptions (1 returned for a TD). The Steelers have to be ecstatic to get McFadden back for 2010 as their corners stunk it up last season.
The Steelers picked OLB/DE Jason Worilds out of Virginia Tech in the second round (52nd pick) of the NFL Draft. Worilds is probably too small to be an end in the NFL unless he puts on some weight. But, he is the classic Steelers’ type of player as he is big and fast standing at 6′0″, 260 pounds and he runs a 4.7 40. He played in 13 games (all starts) at Virginia Tech last season and he made 49 tackles, 11 tackles for a loss, had 4.5 sacks and he broke up 1 pass. Worilds played in 41 games (25 starts) in his four years at Va. Tech and he finished up with 132 tackles, 34 tackles for a loss, 15 sacks and he broke up 2 passes. Worilds will have to adjust to playing without a hand on the ground and that could take some time. It was little shock to see the Steelers draft a player with the skill set of Worilds in the second round.