Haley takes over for the departed Bruce Arians, who was forced out by the Steelers and later hired by the Indianapolis Colts.

He will inherit an offense that has turned away from the run, but the team owner wants to get away from being too pass-happy.

Haley is known as one of the top offensive minds in the game but also has the reputation for being difficult to work with, whether it be other coaches or players.

He accused the Chiefs of wire-tapping his phone once he found out he was fired, which didn’t exactly endear himself to other NFL teams with job openings.

Ward is a borderline Hall of Fame wide receiver who was best known for his crunching blocks, often many of which were considered cheap shots.

The wideout helped the Steelers win two Super Bowls during his time in Pittsburgh and his grin after taking big hits helped make him the face of the franchise.

Ward finishes his career with over 1,000 catches, but he was eventually benched in favor of younger receivers this year.

While he could obviously still change his mind, it seems that Ward may see the writing on the wall when it comes to Pittsburgh.

Mendenhall is obviously out for the entire postseason and it remains to be seen when, or if, he will be able to return for the 2012 season.

It’s a significant blow to the Steelers despite the fact that Mendenhall was having a disappointing season overall and hadn’t been receiving as many carries as in past seasons.

The Steelers will now likely have to turn to Isaac Redman, though he doesn’t have the ability to carry the ball 25 times per game. That means he will likely share the load with Mewelde Moore.

Pittsburgh could resort to a more pass-oriented attack but Ben Roethlisberger is still hobbled by a badly sprained ankle.

The Steelers are hopeful that the Baltimore Ravens fall to the Cincinnati Bengals, meaning a Pittsburgh win would give them the AFC North title and a first-round bye.

However, the team also wants to remain smart with their star quarterback, who was really hobbled by his ankle injury two weeks ago against San Francisco.

The Steelers hope to keep Roethlisberger on the field for just 25-30 snaps, indicating that they are looking for a blowout victory in Cleveland.

The Browns played Pittsburgh very tough in their first meeting, and this news might provide a bit of motivation and bulletin board material for Cleveland.

The helmet-to-helmet hit injured McCoy’s hand and left him sprawled out in the middle of the field, and it was later determined it also caused a concussion.

Harrison was flagged for a 15-yard, unnecessary roughness penalty on the play, and this is hardly the first such incident involving the linebacker.

He also didn’t help his cause when he stated after the game that it shouldn’t have even been called a penalty and a fine or suspension was not warranted.

The linebacker did appeal the suspension, but it was upheld. He will miss Monday night’s pivotal game against the San Francisco 49ers.

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw for over 350 yards, including a long touchdown bomb to Mike Wallace.

The Steelers defense was inconsistent at times and surprisingly struggled against the Colts running game.

Troy Polomalu returned a fumble for a touchdown and the defense was able to knock Kerry Collins out of the game with a concussion, and that ultimately proved to be the difference.

Things will get much tougher next week when Pittsburgh travels to Houston to take on the Texans.

The Steelers have been busy trying to keep their own players this offseason after coming into it significantly over the league’s salary cap.

Timmons is the latest defensive player to get a big deal from the Steelers after LaMarr Woodley signed a big contact earlier in the offseason.

The two players are just 26 and 25-years old respectively and considered the backbone of the defense for years to come.

There has been concern around the Pittsburgh area that the team is certainly getting a little older, but these two players should help bridge the gap from the old guys to the new ones.

Harrison, who has probably secured the title of NFL’s dumbest player, went off on a tirade about several NFL players, as well as the commissioner.

The linebacker reserved his harshest words for Goodell, saying he wouldn’t so much as piss on him if he was on fire.

He ripped Roethlisberger for his play in the Super Bowl, saying that he thinks he is Peyton Manning when he’s not.

He also criticized running back Rashard Mendenhall and called Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing a huge steroid user. 

Roethlisberger broke the foot but continued to play on it for the remainder of the 2010 season.

He opted to rest the foot in the offseason, and while it is almost completely healed, he is not out of the woods yet.

If it doesn’t heal completely or if he reinjures it, it’s likely that he would have to undergo surgery and miss significant time.

He made it clear that he simply cannot continue to play on it the way it felt at the end of the year, citing incredible pain.

Woodley said that Flacco simply doesn’t have what it takes to get it done and said the Ravens would never win the Super Bowl because they always have to go through Pittsburgh.

Wide receiver Hines Ward disagreed with Woodley, saying he thought Flacco was a quality player who could win a Super Bowl during his time in the league.

Flacco was clearly not happy about the comments by Woodley, saying it was obvious that he had no idea what he is talking about.

Both teams are already firing up the NFL’s hottest rivarly, and we don’t even know if there will even be a football season yet!