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By Nick Eason

Defensive lineman, Pittsburgh Steelers

nfllife@vindy.com

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Roster cuts make for tough days in NFL

Posted by Nick Eason on September 1, 2008

This week, we had one of the toughest days of the NFL year - final cut day.
I think about 25 guys were cut today.
Some of them I have become close to over the past few months.
It’s a gruesome process.
But that’s what makes ...

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It's getting down to cut time in the NFL

Posted by Nick Eason on August 25, 2008

We have 83 guys on our roster at this time and the NFL only allows us to keep 53. You do the math!

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I answer questions from some readers

Posted by Nick Eason on August 19, 2008

First of all I just wanted to answer a few questions that were submitted by readers.

Question:

"Nick, I'm sure there are a lot of things the public does not know about being a pro athlete. For one, how does (any) pro player get paid during the season? ...

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Losing sucks, but I like the Acme Club on South Ave.

Posted by Nick Eason on August 16, 2008

Greetings.
I hate losing. It sucks. It’s never good!
That’s my competitive nature. I don’t care if it’s a preseason game or postseason, I hate losing!
We beat ourselves. We let the Bills beat us. I feel that we had the better team. But they were the ...

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It's Burger King dammit! Where are the burgers?

Posted by Nick Eason on August 13, 2008

Today was a another hard day on the gridiron.
My knees are on fire.
Any good massage therapist out there? I really need one!
Training camp is almost over. Tomorrow we travel. We play Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, then we are done! Yahoo. Then the never ...

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