Steelers on brink of losing key player

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Morning take: Marvel on his way out of Pittsburgh?
Published 8/21/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... Scott Browns of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review writes left tackle Marvel Smith likely is playing his last year with the Steelers. ...

NO PROGRESS BETWEEN STEELERS, SMITH
Published 8/21/2008 by Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com
Steelers left tackle Marvel Smith sounds like a man who expects to finish his career somewhere other than Pittsburgh. Smith is heading into the final year of his contract, and he and the Steelers are not close to an extension. And with the Steelers’ general policy of refusing to negotiate deals during the season, Smith tells the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review“ it’s pretty much guaranteed ” that he will leave after the season, barring a long-term deal suddenly coming to fruition within the next couple of weeks. Added Smith’s agent, Ken Zuckerman, “He doesn’t like change and would ...

NEWS AND NOTES
Published 8/21/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (mondesishouse) at Mondesishouse.com
... --NFLPA head honcho and former Raider Gene Upshaw passed away from pancreatic cancer at age 63. [PG] --The clock is ticking on Marvel Smith's Steeler career. Great, another lame duck offensive lineman! [Trib] -- ...