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• N.F.L. Roundup: Goodell Wants to Keep Steelers All in the Family

  N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league would do everything possible to ensure that the Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney and his son Art II retained control of the team. Posted Tuesday, August 26, 2008 10:02 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Football, Goodell, Roger, Rooney, Dan, Pittsburgh Steelers

• N.F.L. Roundup: Westbrook Gets What He Wants: A New Contract, and More Recognition From the Eagles

  Brian Westbrook and the Philadelphia Eagles agreed to a new contract on Friday, hours before the team opened its preseason schedule against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Posted Friday, August 08, 2008 10:35 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Football, National Football League, Pittsburgh Steelers, Westbrook, Brian, Philadelphia Eagles

• Split Between Brothers Could Force Sale of Steelers

  The Rooney family’s attempts to divest from its gambling interests to satisfy the N.F.L. commissioner may lead the family losing control of one of football’s storied franchises. Posted Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:42 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Football, Rooney, Dan, Pittsburgh Steelers

• Original N.F.L. Franchises Fading as a Family Business

  If the Rooney family sells the Pittsburgh Steelers, the N.F.L. would still have a few ownership families whose league roots date to the 1920s and ’30s. Posted Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:18 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Football, Rooney, Dan, Pittsburgh Steelers

• Rooneys Considering Sale of Part Of Steelers

  Since 1933, the Rooney clan has been among the league’s grand old families. But a statement released Monday cast doubt on how much longer that will be true. Posted Monday, July 07, 2008 9:50 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Football, National Football League, Franchises, Pittsburgh Steelers

• Dwight White, 58, Mad Dog of Vaunted Steel Curtain, Is Dead

  White, the defensive end known as Mad Dog, helped lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl titles in the 1970s. Posted Friday, June 06, 2008 8:28 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Football, Deaths (Obituaries), Pittsburgh Steelers

• For Faneca, New Colors and New Start With Jets

  After 10 seasons and 7 Pro Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Alan Faneca is adjusting to his new spot on the Jets’ offensive line. Posted Thursday, May 22, 2008 9:40 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Football, Faneca, Alan, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers