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Alexander released
Free safety Brent Alexander was released by the Steelers yesterday. He would have been 34 when the season started. This now clear the way for Mike Logan to move to free safety (with Chris Hope vying for time) and last year's first round draft pick, Troy Polamalu to start at strong safety. It also gives the Steelers roughly $1 million in additional cap space.

Steelers preseason schedule set...kind of
The Steelers' preseason schedule:
Week 1 (Aug. 12-16) at Detroit Lions TBA
Week 2 (Aug. 19-23) Houston Texans TBA
Week 3 (Thur, Aug. 26) at Philadelphia Eagles 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Week 4 (Sept. 2-5) Carolina Panthers TBA

The regular season schedule has not been set, but the teams are known:
Steelers home games: Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, New England, New York Jets, Philadelphia, Washington, Oakland.
Steelers away games: Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Buffalo, Miami, Dallas, New York Giants, Jacksonville.