Steelers release Tuman, Kriewaldt and Rossum

Today the Steelers released three veteran players: TE Jerame Tuman, LB Clint Kriewaldt and KR Allen Rossum. None of the moves can be classified as a surprise. Presumably, Atlanta will get the Steelers' seventh-round pick in the upcoming draft as compensation for Rossum.

Mid-week Steelers' news from Pro Football Weekly

This week Pro Football Weekly (PFW) has the Steelers listed at #4 in its Week Eight Power Rankings (behind the Patriots, Colts and Cowboys). Meanwhile, QB Ben Roethlisberger and RB Willie Parker are #6 and #7, respectively, on the magazine's "MVP meter." No Steelers' rookies warrant a mention on the "Rookie of the Year meter."

Click here to read PFW's "The Way We Hear It" (AFC North); this week's Steelers' blurb features KR Allen Rossum.