Oct 24th 2008 2:30PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Giants, Steelers, AFC North, NFC East, NFL Fans, NFL Media Watch
This offseason, the Steelers cut Cedrick Wilson after he got into a physical altercation with his girlfriend at a local Mexican eatery. Later, the club pretended it wasn’t paying attention when Pro Bowl linebacker James Harrison was charged with slapping his girlfriend, and the media soon accused the team of having different rules for different players.

Apparently, that’s changed; last night, Santonio Holmes was arrested for marijuana possession and the Steelers have decided to deactivate their big-play threat for this Sunday’s matchup against the Giants.

“When you’re a great team, there will be distractions,” head coach Mike Tomlin told Pittsburgh’s WPXI. Well, there are other distractions to add to the list: left tackle Marvel Smith, cornerback Bryant McFadden, and running back Willie Parker will all be out with injuries, and defensive end Aaron Smith will also miss the game for personal reasons. Oh, and Troy Polamalu is probably still punch drunk after cracking noggins with the Bengals’ Cedric Benson last week. On the upside, Ben Roethlisberger feels great!Continue Reading