1st Round – Cameron Heyward Defensive End, Ohio St., 6’5″, 295# With Aaron Smith likely to retire or be cut as a cap casualty Heyward and Ziggy Hood will play larger roles in 2012. Also, with Hampton coming off an ACL injury Hood could be playing nose tackle at times which puts Hey Continue

Players drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft are usually expected to become contributors and stars early in their career. However, when the Steelers used their first round pick in 2009 on Evander “Ziggy” Hood they were drafting with the intent of adding depth to an aging defensive Continue

The Jerome Bettis led teams of the late 90′s and early prided themselves on running the football and stopping the run. They struggled to pass the ball efficiently and the defense struggled to stop the pass. Quarterbacks like Tom Brady and Peyton Manning were able to pick apart the defense and Continue