Steelers Notebook: Ward reaches 12,000-yard milestone

[stillers4me]

Hines Ward has seen his role in the Steelers offense diminish over the course of this season, but the 14-year veteran once again took center stage Sunday.

Ward led the team with five catches totaling 30 yards in the win against Cincinnati. His second reception put him at 12,008 yards for his career. He is the first Steelers receiver to reach the mark and just the 19th player in NFL history.

The catch that put him over 12,000 was, fittingly, a 12-yard pass over the middle. It's the kind of route that has defined Ward's time with the Steelers.

"Mike [Wallace] was teasing me on the sidelines, saying 'Not bad for a lot of option routes and choice routes,'" Ward said. "That's a lot of passes, considering I don't really go deep all the time."

Ward said Wallace, Antonio Brown and the other Steelers receivers were some of his biggest supporters when he reached the milestone...............


Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11339/1194644-66-0.stm

[Count Steeler]

Hate the "riding off into the sunset" feeling I'm getting about Ward. He is a very important part of our team.

[Bluecoat96]

Big call
Penalties ravaged the Bengals all day. In all, they were called for 10 penalties for 109 yards. Conversely, the Steelers were called for four penalties and 29 yards.
But it was a pass interference call on Bengals safety Chris Crocker in the second quarter that might have been the killer for Cincinnati.
With the Steelers up, 7-0, and the ball at their 35, Roethlisberger went deep down the middle to Wallace. Crocker was called for interference on the play, and the ball was placed at the Cincinnati 20.
The Steelers scored three plays later.
"We got a big pass interference penalty down the middle of the field on a ball that wasn't catchable," Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said.
Crocker agreed: "I touched him, but I thought it was uncatchable. But what can you do? You have to keep playing."


What a load of crap. That ball was right in front of Wallace, which could have been caught easily by someone as fast as him. Please....quit your bitching, Bungles!

[polamalubeast]

and 990 catch now

[suitanim]

What a load of crap. That ball was right in front of Wallace, which could have been caught easily by someone as fast as him. Please....quit your bitching, Bungles!

To be fair, it wasn't a catchable ball.............................................. .......because the defender interfered with Wallace!

[Bluecoat96]

To be fair, it wasn't a catchable ball.............................................. .......because the defender interfered with Wallace!

lol. Good point!

[tihmtahm]

Ward is definitely an all time great Steeler!!! He's been an exemplary player on and off the field (except for the DUI). It's gonna suck when he hangs up the helmet and pads.

[SMR]

Hate the "riding off into the sunset" feeling I'm getting about Ward. He is a very important part of our team.

Dang it....

...I'm a guy and yet I'm getting teary-eyed just thinking about it.


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[Iron Steeler]

http://www.steelersuniverse.com/forums/showthread.php/images/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by Count Steeler http://www.steelersuniverse.com/forums/showthread.php/images/buttons/viewpost-right.png (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/forums/showthread.php/showthread.php?p=237508#post237508)
Hate the "riding off into the sunset" feeling I'm getting about Ward. He is a very important part of our team.



Dang it....

...I'm a guy and yet I'm getting teary-eyed just thinking about it.

Well make a thread here and we will cry together brother!

:Cry::cry02::Cry::cry02:

[ALLD]

He is the only one deserving to be mentioned with Swann and Stallworth.

[GodfatherofSoul]

Where is Ward on that receptions record he was chasing? I remember him being about 15-20 away a few games back.

[86WARD]

Well make a thread here and we will cry together brother!

:Cry::cry02::Cry::cry02:

http://www.steelersuniverse.com/forums/showthread.php/11169-Hines-Ward-Skipping-Off-Into-The-Sunset

[86WARD]

Where is Ward on that receptions record he was chasing? I remember him being about 15-20 away a few games back.

10

[SMR]

10

Nope. He's now at 8.

:tt02:

[The WH]

He is the only one deserving to be mentioned with Swann and Stallworth.Swann and Stallworth are the only ones deserving to be mentioned with Ward.

That's how I see it

[SMR]

Swann and Stallworth are the only ones deserving to be mentioned with Ward.

That's how I see it

DITTO!!

[Butch]

Lest we forget he aint rode off in no DAMN sunset yet!!!

IMHO when he's on the field he makes the rest of the receivers better and he makes the tough catches like nobody's buisness!!!

Love Ya' Hines keep on keepin' on!!!