Safety Clark visited Dolphins to look for new chance

Still on the open free agent market with freedom to choose a new team, safety Ryan Clark made his first visit since becoming a free agent on Sunday and the destination was the Miami Dolphins, who released safety Gibril Wilson on Friday after one disappointing season to both sides.

Clark has spent the past four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, helping them win the Super Bowl in 2009. Before putting on the Steelers jersey, he played two seasons with the Washington Redskins and the previous two with the New York Giants. During his eight-season career, the veteran has had totally 75 starts and eight interceptions. He made three interceptions for the Steelers last year, and one of it was made to seal a win over the Dolphins.

Before Clark’s visit, the Dolphins have already signed linebacker Karlos Dansby from the open market to bolster their defense. But I guess if affordable, they would not mind also having Clark, who is also the pursuit of seven other teams, on their defense.

Galloway joined Steelers to replace WR Sweed

After placing wide receiver Limas Sweed on injured reserve Monday because of a non-football related illness, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed receiver Joey Galloway to the roster as the replacement to Limas.

Galloway was cut by New England earlier this season after catching seven passes for 67 yards. The former Ohio State receiver has 689 catches for a 15.6 average during since putting on NFL jersey to become a professional football player in 1995, but he hasn’t had a TD catch since making six for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2007.

The Steelers also signed long snapper Jared Retkofsky to replace Greg Warren, who injured a right knee during last Sunday’s in over the Green Bay Packers. Retkofsky was also with the Steelers for the final two months last season as the replacement to Warren after the latter tore a knee ligament.

Steelers still seeking ways to slow down Vikings RB Peterson

In order to keep their 100-yard streak, the Pittsburgh Steelers must find a way to slow down the Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who gained 180 yards against the Cleveland Browns and 143 yards against the Baltimore Ravens.

To beat the unbeaten 6-0 Vikings on Sunday seems like an impossible task for the six-time Super Bowl Champion team Steelers. Vikings quarterback Brett Favre remains one of the NFL’s prolific passers, and Peterson’s 624 yards rushing lead the NFL and his 5.16 yards per carry average through 36 career games is the highest in NFL history at that stage of a career.

But the Steelers have their own confidence. Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin refused to call Peterson the NFL’s best running back. The team itself is No. 2 against the run and managed to limit No. 2 rusher Chris Johnson of the Tennessee Titans to 57 yards and No. 3 rusher Bengals’ Cedric Benson, who is the first to break the Baltimore Ravens’ 100-yard streak this season, to 76 yards. They have kept the 100-yard streak for 24 regular season games and find no reason to back away from the challenge of rusher in the Vikings jersey.

Steelers safety Carter ready to play against Bengals on Sunday

The Pittsburgh Steelers safety Tyrone Carter was able to practice on limited basis on Wednesday, and according to Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin, Carter might be able to play by Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Carter was in coverage for both Chicago touchdowns as the Steelers lost 17-14 on Sunday and bruised his left thigh. As replacement for injured safety Troy Polamalu, Carter was expected to wear back bengals jersey and return to field as soon as possible, and Tomlin said Tuesday that he wouldn’t second-guess his decision to keep Carter in the game, and that he trusts the medical staff to make the right decision whether he could play.

Carter said after the loss to Bears that he probably shouldn’t have been on the field when he gave up Johnny Knox’s touchdown catch with 6:21 left because he couldn’t cover Knox by himself while hurt.