Ibrahim, who . The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right of their name: These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Steelers in regular season games. Over the entire decade, he posted 6,417 rushing yards and 7,909 yards from scrimmage with the Titans, Jets and Cardinals from 2010-17. The 32-year-old has yet to post a 1,000-yard season this decade, and judging by the fact he had only six rushing attempt last season, he's probably going to end the 2010s without one. WILLIE PARKER had difference-making speed at the NFL level, but because he wasn't built physically to withstand the 913 carries he got from 2005-07, he got worn down and then his speed wasn't as difference-making at the NFL level. All-time Scoring Leader: Gary Anderson 1,343 points But you cant throw just any ball carrier out there and hope to have success; it takes a certain kind of player to fit into a power running offensive scheme. Sowhos the greatest tight end in Pittsburgh Steelers history? When it comes to this room, the Steelers are indeed looking for them to step up. Unfortunately, injuries have slowed him over the last couple of years and prevented him from running for more than 865 yards in a season. He'll get the chance to continue his career with the Browns, but he'll miss the first eight games of 2019 because of a suspension. This led to fans chanting Hey Diddle Diddle, Rogel Up the Middle. There was just one occasion that the Steelers failed to use Rogel on the games first play. In 2012, he made the All-Pro team with 1,590 rushing yards and 1,786 yards from scrimmage. Peterson then signed with the . Who the heck is this guy, we all wondered aloud, but in much more colorful language. This list of past Steelers tight ends features former greats, current impact players, and even future stars. TEAM SEASON GP REC W% W L T TD PTS PPG OPP PTS OPP PPG 1DWN 3DWN% 4DWN% Pittsburgh Steelers: 2013: 16: 8-8.500: 8: 8: 0: 41: 379 . Franco Harris was the man during The Renaissance, and Jerome Bettis was the man in The Modern Era. Bleier believed the doctors were wrong and reported to Steelers training camp a year after he left the war. He joins Franco Harris and John Henry Johnson. James Conner was thrust into the spotlight in 2018 when halfback LeVeon Bell held out for the entire season. Bell rushed for 1,361 yards in 2014, but what turned that into first-team All-Pro recognition were his 83 catches for 854 yards. Barkley was a huge reason why the Giants returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2016. Overall, Charles recorded 8,110 yards from scrimmage during the decade with the Chiefs, Broncos and Jaguars from 2010-18. He sill holds the single season record for rushing for Pittsburgh with 1,690 yards gained in 1992. Picking Le'Veon Bell here might be one of those choices that spurs debate among fans, but it comes down to the belief he's going to become the Steelers' version of Marshall Faulk. Fuqua was not an original Steelers having been drafted by the New York Giants and then traded to Pittsburgh. Parker was perhaps the fastest running back ever to play for the Steelers. The top photos of RB Le'Veon Bell throughout 2014 season. He tailed off to 928 the following season and then suffered injuries in 2012 playing in just six games before the Steelers cut him loose where he signed with the Arizona Cardinals lasting just one season after 687 yards on the ground. Took pay cuts, and continued to stay. 10 on the Steelers' all-time rushing list with 3,549 yards. The controversy arose when the ball deflected off of Tatum or Frenchy. [2] He led the NFL with 576 yards in 1932 and held on to the record throughout his career. Hoak retired from pro football in 1970 but stuck around to coach Steelers running backs from 1972 to 2007. He's posted 2,987 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns over the last three years. Players were considered based on having careers with the Steelers from 1992 until the present. This is a list of National Football League running backs by total career rushing yards, and includes the 31 running backs who have rushed for at least 10,000 yards, for which sixteen of them have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Preston Pearson: Pearson wore Rocky Bleiers college number of 26 and was a solid football player who was a member of the Steelers first Super Bowl winning team in 1975 when they defeated the Minnesota Vikings 16-6 in Super Bowl IX. It has been said that Rooney responded with the declaration that he would never again attempt to call a play for his team. After a slow start (for a seventh overall draft pick from . The intent is to lean the offensive game plan toward the passing game and open up the defense with complex formations and plays. The Steelers had jumped offsides on the play and it was called back. Barry Foster: Unfortunately for Barry Foster, his career was short in the Burgh. The move closes the latest chapter of Wentz's career after just one season in Washington. Insider insists Tom Brady could sign with 49ers in 2023, The 'Most recent first-round NFL quarterbacks' quiz, Seven Cubs pitchers combine for spring no-hitter vs. Padres, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones comments on Tony Pollard rumor, Ben Simmons suffers back injury while rehabilitating, Insider: It's Packers, Jets 'or bust' for Aaron Rodgers, QB Anthony Richardson doesn't understand his 'project' label, Vikings HC reveals 'crazy' thoughts about star WR, XFL player released for giving another team plays from own playbook. Landry Jones (2015-2017) Tommy Maddox (2002-2005) Terry Bradshaw (1970-1983) The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right of their name: Season. Merril Hoge: Lasting until the 10th round in the 1987 NFL draft, Merril Hoge was a tough as nails runner for the Steelers who suffered a rash of concussion injuries that would cost him his career. Morris signed with Baltimore Ravens where he lasted just two seasons before the Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs took a chance on him in 1998. Fuqua to this day refuses to give his take on what actually took place. He is currently a free agent and the third oldest running back in the NFL, as well as the second oldest active running back. Najee Harris, Pittsburgh Steelers. Let us know your thoughts down in the comments!For Business Inquiries: insid. Everything in the NFL goes in cycles. The running back ran for 1,200 yards and seven touchdowns on 307 carries, and caught 74 passes for 467 yards and three touchdowns. Charles may have to wait awhile to get into the Hall of Fame because despite an 11-year career, his prime was rather short. In 1944 he led Army to an undefeated record with 12 victories and was named the teams Most Valuable Player. A bullet pierced his left thigh in Vietnam and further injuries occurred when a grenade exploded near him putting shrapnel in his lower right leg. As a punter, he kicked the ball 18 times during his career and averaged 32 yards per punt. Instagram Twitter Facebook Snapchat Shop Icon Profile Overlay Avatar Add Airplay Arrow Left Arrow Right Arrow Up Arrow Down Audio Back 5s Back 10s Back 30s Calendar Chart Check Down Left . Some readers are probably going to argue this is too high for Forte. If I were to ask you to name the sixth-leading rusher in Steelers history, I bet youd say a lot of names before you got to Frank Pollard. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. There was a time when almost every NFL offense was predicated on a feature back that got most of the carries and earned a big paycheck. The 30-year-old has failed to rush for 500 yards in four of his seven seasons in the NFL. Pittsburgh Steelers Career Rushing Leaders. Parker never regained his starting job and was released only to make on attempt at staying in the NFL with the Washington Redskins in 2010 where he spent his time on the practice squad before retiring. 2013 Steelers 2014 Steelers 2015 Steelers 2016 Steelers 2017 Steelers 2018 Steelers 2019 Steelers 2020 Steelers 2021 Steelers 2022 Steelers 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 8-8 11-5 10-6 11-5 13-3 9-6-1 8-8 12-4 9-7-1 9-8. CHARLESTON, W.Va. . Outside linebacker Joey Porter came to Pittsburgh in 1999. I predict that sometime in the next decade, an offensive coordinator will go back to power football and line up with a tight end, a fullback, and a tailback in an I-formation for most of the game. If it was Fuqua who the ball last touched, it would not be a legal catch by Harris according to the rules in 1972. 22. We present them here for purely educational purposes. 3 in NFL history. That meant Bell joined Marshall Faulk as the only players in NFL history with 1,350-plus yards rushing and 850-plus yards receiving in the same season. The 23-year-old was on his way to two straight special years to begin his NFL career before the Chiefs cut him following his involvement with a woman in a domestic dispute. With the Bears and Jets, Forte posted 7,629 rushing yards and 11,353 yards from scrimmage from 2010-17. Matte took over for another fantastic white running back, former Heisman Trophy winner and 1958 NFL Championship Game hero Alan Ameche. The Pittsburgh Steelers Hall-of-Fame running back Franco Harris died Wednesday, just before the 50-year anniversary of his "Immaculate Reception" play. West Virginia's Senate passed a bill Monday that would give $25,000 in tax credits to former residents who move back to the state to work. Adrian Peterson is a running back with over thirteen years in the NFL. He also earned the first of two consecutive First-Team All-Pro selections. Still, Johnson's All-Pro 2016 season was enough to land him on the list. Williams led the NFL in touchdowns last season with 17. During the 2021 offseason, Pittsburgh declined to re-sign Conner, making him a free agent and creating an opportunity for the Arizona Cardinals to scoop him up. He would retire with 3,965 yards on the ground, second best in history for the Steelers at that time. Pittsburgh Steelers player information and depth chart order. Eight players have been recognized as having held the career rushing yards record in the NFL. The power running back is a dying breed in football. Fuqua would have to be the most colorful player in Steelers history as well as the most controversial. . Both backs had to run well with the ball and have the skills to block for the other. Franco Harris gets most of the credit for that infamous incident, but Terry Bradshaws passing attempt on that play was originally intended for Fuqua who was decleated by Jack Tatum. In 2006 he tried to make a comeback in the Arena Football League and the National Indoor Football League but that last just part of one season. Bullet Bill Dudley is also in the record books for the National Football League as the only man to run for a touchdown, catch a touchdown pass, return a punt for a score, run to the end zone on a kickoff return, intercept a pass for a pick-six, pick up a fumble and reach pay dirt, and throw a touchdown pass. Chances are it is an announcer who remembers some of the great backs in Steelers history and how they dominated the game. Bleier was injured during his tour of duty and told he would never play football again, but he returned to the Steelers and fought his way back into football shape, eventually playing 10 more seasons in the NFL.