Myron Cope, the long-time voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers and creator of the Terrible Towel, has died at age 79, according to the Associated Press. He spent 35 seasons in the broadcast booth for the Steelers and was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2005. "He doesn't play, he doesn't put on a pair of pads, but he's revered probably as much or more in Pittsburgh than Franco [Harris], all the guys," running back Jerome Bettis said. "Everybody probably remembers Myron more than the greatest players, and that's an incredible compliment."

The Jets are prepared to make a huge offer to Steelers' guard Alan Faneca when free agency begins, according to FoxSports' John Czarnecki.

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced on Monday that they will continue to play on grass at Heinz Field, according to the team's official website. "The majority of our players have told us that they prefer natural grass to any artificial surface, and grass is also the preference of our coaches and athletic training staff," said Steelers President Art Rooney II. "We also discussed this with University of Pittsburgh officials to make sure everyone is comfortable moving forward."

The Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to begin contract talks with Ben Roethlisberger this week, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Roethlisberger has two years left on his contract, but both the quarterback and his team have expressed their desire to make the pact a longer one. "I'm eager, anxious, because I want to get it done with. I want to say let's go, let's get it over with so the talks can stop, people can stop bugging me about it," Roethlisberger told the Post-Gazette in January. "Because I just want to play football.''