NFL - British Marvin Allen - The New Pittsburgh Steelers Addition

                                                                                         

The upcoming 2008 NFL season will begin in a few weeks and the pro football teams are already preparing their players at the training camps after the selection of the new pieces they will include in this year’s rosters.

The first official game will be played on September 4th at the Giants stadium and it will be featured by the Washington Red Skins and the New York Giants. While the final game or Super Bowl XLIII will be played at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on February 1st, 2009.

Nevertheless, one of the leading NFL teams which is getting set for the new season is the Pittsburgh Steelers that are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference. The Steelers’ background goes back to 1933 when the team was first founded. Along with their previous titles comes their latest Super Bowl win in 2005 when they defeated the Seattle Seahawks 21 – 10 in Detroit, Michigan.

The Steelers have recently announced that they will be releasing their first year Quarter Back Jared Zabransky and decided to give the opportunity to enter the team’s practice squad to the British Marvin Allen. Allen’s previous US experience was gained with the practice team of the Miami Dolphins during the 2007 season. Allen’s kick off contact with the NFL was during the 2005 and 2006 NFL Europe seasons with teams from Germany and Holland respectively.

The 25-year-old Britton was born in Croyton, England and plays the wide receiver position. As of 2006 Allen signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers but was placed as part of the NFL international practice squad; therefore he had the chance to practice for a different team as he did with the Dolphins.

The Steelers are working hard to set a good start for the upcoming season and with Allen’s addition the team’s roster grows up to 81 players in total at training camp which is a very promising group of alternatives for them especially if we count injuries, transfers, and other situations which will certainly arise throughout the season.

On the other hand, Quarter Back Jared Zabransky will be transferred to a new practice squad which has yet not been specified within a few days time. Zabransky who was part of the Steelers’ training list last season first signed with Houston at the beginning of 2007 as he was coming out of Boise State as an undrafted rookie.

The Steelers do have a rough way ahead of them but their players seemed to have what it takes for a possible playoff pass as well as a good defense which could push the team for a possible spot at the 2009 NFL final encounter.

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