Pittsburgh Steelers 2000 Opening Day Info
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Depth Chart
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LWR 81 Edwards Troy 99/1 | 86 Ward Hines 98/3 | 82 Shaw Bobby W/Sea |   |   
RWR 80 Burress Plaxico 00/1 | 83 Johnson Malcolm 99/5 | 88 HAWKINS Courtney U/TB |   |   
LT 72 Gandy Wayne U/SL | 67 POURDANESH Shar T/Was |   |   |   
LG 66 Faneca Alan 98/1 |   |   |   |   
C 63 DAWSON Dermontti 88/2 | 62 DUFFY Roger U/NYJ | 54 Schneck Mike F99 |   |   
RG 65 Tylski Rich U/Jax | 61 MYSLINSKI Tom F96 |   |   |   
RT 77 Smith Marvel 00/2 | 79 Tharpe Larry F00 |   |   |   
TE 87 Bruener Mark 95/1 | 84 Tuman Jerame 99/5 | 85 Geason Cory F99 |   |   
QB 11 GRAHAM Kent F00 | 10 Stewart Kordell 95/2 | 17 Martin Tee 00/5 |   |   
FB 38 Witman Jon 96/3 | 45 Fuamatu-Ma'afala Chris 98/6 |   |   |   
RB 36 Bettis Jerome T/SL | 33 Huntley Richard F98 | 21 Zereoue Amos 99/3 |   |   

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LDE 76 HENRY Kevin 93/4 | 73 Combs Chris 00/6 | 94 Staat Jeremy 98/2 |   |   
NT 69 von Oelhoffen Kimo U/Cin | 96 Clancy Kendrick 00/3 |   |   |   
RDE 91 Smith Aaron 99/4 | 95 Sullivan Chris U/NE |   |   |   
LOLB 92 Gildon Jason 94/3 | 53 Haggans Clark 00/5 |   |   |   
LILB 99 KIRKLAND Levon 92/2 | 57 Fiala John F97 |   |   |   
RILB 50 Holmes Earl 96/4 | 44 Thompson Donnel F00 |   |   |   
ROLB 55 Porter Joey 99/3 | 56 Vrabel Mike 97/3 |   |   |   
LCB 30 Scott Chad 97/1 | 26 Townsend Deshea 98/4 |   |   |   
SS 41 Flowers Lee 95/5 | 27 Alexander Brent F00 |   |   |   
FS 47 Shields Scott 99/2 | 28 Battles Ainsley F00 |   |   |   
RCB 20 Washington Dewayne U/Min | 22 Poteat Hank 00/3 | 23 Simmons Jason 98/5 |   |   

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P 4  MILLER Josh F96 |   |   |   |   
PK 3  Brown Kris 99/7 |   |   |   |   
P/SQ 19 Brown Demetrius WR | 98 Brown Ernie DE | 24 Codie Nikia SS | 35 Kreider Dan FB | 00 Ruegamer Grey OC 
Res1 89 Blackwell Will PUP | 78 Conrad Chris W/Inj | 64 Orlandini Tony W/NFI | 34 Wright Destry W/Inj |   

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No. Name Position Height Weight Date of Birth Age College 
03 Brown, Kris PK 5110c 204 76/12/23 23 Nebraska 
04 Miller, Josh P 6030 215 70/07/14 30 Arizona 
10 Stewart, Kordell QB 6010 211 72/10/16 27 Colorado 
11 Graham, Kent QB 6050 245 68/11/01 31 Ohio St 
17 Martin, Tee QB 6010 221 78/07/25 22 Tennessee 
20 Washington, Dewayne DBC 5110 193 72/12/27 27 North Carolina St 
21 Zereoue, Amos RB 5073c 202 76/10/08 23 West Virginia 
22 Poteat, Hank DBC 5097c 190 77/08/30 23 Pittsburgh 
23 Simmons, Jason DBC 5091e 186 76/03/30 24 Arizona St 
26 Townsend, Deshea DBC 5090s 175 75/09/08 25 Alabama 
27 Alexander, Brent DBS 5110 196 71/07/10 29 Tennessee St 
28 Battles, Ainsley DBF 5100 190 77/11/06 22 Vanderbilt 
30 Scott, Chad DBC 6011c 203 74/09/06 26 Maryland 
33 Huntley, Richard RB 5114 225 72/09/18 28 Winston-Salem 
36 Bettis, Jerome RB 5110 250 72/02/16 28 Notre Dame 
38 Witman, Jon RBF 6017 240 72/06/01 28 Penn St 
41 Flowers, Lee DBS 6000 211 73/01/14 27 Georgia Tech 
44 Thompson, Donnel LBI 5110 234 78/02/17 22 Wisconsin 
45 Fuamatu-Ma'afala, Chris RBF 5110 252 77/03/04 23 Utah 
47 Shields, Scott DBF 6041c 228 76/03/29 24 Weber St 
50 Holmes, Earl LBI 6014 250 73/04/28 27 Florida A&M 
53 Haggans, Clark LBO 6033c 250 77/01/10 23 Colorado St 
54 Schneck, Mike OLC 6000 242 77/08/04 23 Wisconsin 
55 Porter, Joey LBO 6024c 240 77/03/22 23 Colorado St 
56 Vrabel, Mike LBO 6041c 250 75/08/14 25 Ohio St 
57 Fiala, John LBI 6020c 235 73/11/25 26 Washington 
61 Myslinski, Tom OLG 6030 293 68/12/07 31 Tennessee 
62 Duffy, Roger OLC 6030 299 67/07/16 33 Penn St 
63 Dawson, Dermontti OLC 6020 292 65/06/17 35 Kentucky 
65 Tylski, Rich OLG 6040 308 71/02/27 29 Utah St 
66 Faneca, Alan OLG 6040 315 76/12/07 23 LSU 
67 Pourdanesh, Shar OLT 6060 312 70/07/19 30 Nevada 
69 von Oelhoffen, Kimo DLT 6040 305 71/01/30 29 Boise St 
72 Gandy, Wayne OLT 6040 310 71/02/10 29 Auburn 
73 Combs, Chris DLE 6046c 284 76/12/15 23 Duke 
76 Henry, Kevin DLE 6040 285 68/10/23 31 Mississippi St 
77 Smith, Marvel OLT 6047c 320 78/08/06 22 Arizona St 
79 Tharpe, Larry OLT 6047 305 70/11/19 29 Tennessee St 
80 Burress, Plaxico WR 6053c 229 77/08/12 23 Michigan St 
81 Edwards, Troy WR 5094c 192 77/04/07 23 Louisiana Tech 
82 Shaw, Bobby WR 6000e 186 75/04/23 25 California 
83 Johnson, Malcolm WR 6050 215 77/08/27 23 Notre Dame 
84 Tuman, Jerame TE 6037c 250 76/03/24 24 Michigan 
85 Geason, Cory TE 6025 255 75/06/12 25 Tulane 
86 Ward, Hines WR 5115s 197 76/03/08 24 Georgia 
87 Bruener, Mark TE 6040 261 72/09/16 28 Washington 
88 Hawkins, Courtney WR 5090 190 69/12/12 30 Michigan St 
91 Smith, Aaron DLE 6051c 281 76/04/09 24 Northern Colorado 
92 Gildon, Jason LBO 6030 255 72/07/31 28 Oklahoma St 
94 Staat, Jeremy DLE 6050 300 76/10/10 23 Arizona St 
95 Sullivan, Chris DLE 6044 285 73/03/13 27 Boston Coll 
96 Clancy, Kendrick DLT 6007c 280 78/09/17 22 Mississippi 
99 Kirkland, Levon LBI 6010 270 69/02/17 31 Clemson 

Practice Squad 
No. Name Position Height Weight Date of Birth Age College 
00 Ruegamer, Grey OLC 6043c 310 76/06/01 24 Arizona St 
19 Brown, Demetrius WR 6030 209 76/04/10 24 Wisconsin 
24 Codie, Nikia DBS 6030b 208 76/10/20 23 Baylor 
35 Kreider, Dan RBF 5110 242 77/03/11 23 New Hampshire 
98 Brown, Ernie DLE 6020 295 71/03/14 29 Syracuse 

Reserves 
No. Name Position Height Weight Date of Birth Age College 
34 Wright, Destry RB 5112c 208 77/07/09 23 Jackson St 
64 Orlandini, Tony OLG 6051e 310 75/08/13 25 Pittsburgh 
78 Conrad, Chris OLG 6063s 310 75/05/27 25 Fresno St 
89 Blackwell, Will WR 6000c 190 75/07/06 25 San Diego St 


STEELERS 2001 FREE AGENTS  
John Fiala Steelers Linebacker Restricted 
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala Steelers Running Back Restricted 
Bobby Shaw Steelers Wide Receiver Restricted 
Jason Simmons Steelers Cornerback Restricted 
Jeremy Staat Steelers Defensive End Restricted 
Deshea Townsend Steelers Cornerback Restricted 
Hines Ward Steelers Wide Receiver Restricted 
Jerome Bettis Steelers Running Back Unrestricted 
Courtney Hawkins Steelers Wide Receiver Unrestricted 
Shar Pourdanesh Steelers Offensive Tackle Unrestricted 
Mike Vrabel Steelers Linebacker Unrestricted 
 
 
 
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2000 Steeler RC Salaries
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1. WR Plaxico Burress (Michigan State) -- Signing bonus: $5,500,000. Base salaries: $422,000 (2000); $303,000 (2001, plus bonus of $900,000 if team option for 2001-2004 seasons is exercised); $408,000 (2002); $514,000 (2003); $620,000 (2004). Total: five years, $8,667,000. 

2. OT Marvel Smith (Arizona State) -- Signing bonus: $1,200,000. Base salaries: $355,000 (2000); $443,750 (2001); $532,500 (2002); $621,250 (2003). Total: four years, $3,152,500. 

3a. DT Kendrick Clancy (Mississippi) -- Signing bonus: $474,000. Base salaries: $193,000 (2000); $275,000 (2001); $358,000 (2002). Total: three years, $1,300,000. 

3b. CB Hank Poteat (Pittsburgh) -- Signing bonus: $342,000. Base salaries: $193,000 (2000); $275,000 (2001); $358,000 (2002). Total: three years, $1,168,000. 

4. WR Danny Farmer (UCLA) -- Signing bonus: $297,000. Base salaries: $193,000 (2000); $275,000 (2001); $358,000 (2002). Total: three years, $1,123,000. 

5a. LB Clark Haggans (Colorado State) -- Signing bonus: $111,500. Base salaries: $193,000 (2000); $275,000 (2001); $358,000 (2002). Total: $937,500. 

5b. QB Tee Martin (Tennessee) -- Signing bonus: $96,000. Base salaries: $193,000 (2000); $275,000 (2001); $358,000 (2002). Total: three years, $922,000. 

6a. DT Chris Combs (Duke) -- Signing bonus: $66,000. Base salaries: $193,000 (2000); $275,000 (2001); $358,000 (2002). Total: three years, $892,000. 

6b. TE Jason Gavadza (Kent) -- Signing bonus: $44,000. Base salaries: $193,000 (2000); $275,000 (2001); $358,000 (2002). Total: three years, $870,000. 

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Team Salary.....61 Million
1 Million UNDER




