Casey Hampton

Casey Hampton Jr.

Position: NT-DT
Height: 6-1    Weight: 320 lbs.

Born: September 3, 1977 in Galveston, TX
College: Texas   (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round (19th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 73 (556th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

• 4/25 FootballPerspective.com: Football Perspective Mock Draft: Before we get to my mock draft, here’s a recap of some of my previous articles on the NFL draft: The numbers behind Football...
• 4/24 Steel Curtain Rising: The Colbert Record: Pittsburgh Steelers 2nd Round NFL Draft Picks 2000-2012: The 2013 NFL Draft is only days away which means its time for Steel Curtain Rising's latest edition of the The Colbert Record,...
• 4/19 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Sign McLendon, Proactively Keep Him From Packers: My what a study in contrasts. When word leaked that Emmanuel Sanders had visited the New England Patriots, the Steelers Braintrust...
• 4/17 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Worst Nightmare Comes True: Steve McClendon Works Out with Packers: Could the Steelers worst nightmare be about to come true come true? For three years, nary an offer was made on a restricted free...
• 4/7 FootballPerspective.com: From the gut: My thoughts on AFC teams: Yesterday, I talked about how optimistic I was about nearly every team in the NFC. On the other hand, most of the teams in the...
• 4/5 Steel Curtain Rising: Alameda Ta'amu Pleads Guilty, Tries to Make Amends: Pittsburgh Steelers reserve nose tackle Alameda Ta’amu pleaded guilty yesterday to three counts of reckless endangerment, resisting...

• 3/20 The Packer Perspective: Lessons from Hasselbeck: A former Packer got his walking papers in Tennessee this week: Matt Hasselbeck is now officially a former member of the Titans....
• 3/19 FootballPerspective.com: The youngest and oldest NFL teams in 2012: Last August, I looked at the 2011 age-adjusted team rosters. I have reproduced the intro to that post below: Measuring team age...
• 3/12 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers 2013 Free Agent Tracker: NFL Free Agency starts at 4:00 pm Eastern Time today. The Steelers have an inordinate number of free agents and they began the...
• 3/4 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Prepare to Say "Good Bye" to Big Snack Casey Hampton: Ed Bouchette, the Dean of the Steelers press corps., has observed that lever to the success of 3-4 zone blitz can be found in...
• 3/2 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers 2013 Free Agent Focus: Odds and Sods: The Pittsburgh Steelers have their share of marquee free agents this year, men who’ve earned household word status in Steelers...

• 2/25 Steel Curtain Rising: Steve McLendon: Why the Steelers MUST Keep Him: The 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers, sans Ben Roethlisberger, surpised the NFL by beating the Atlanta Falcons on opening day. Lost amidst...
• 2/20 Steel Curtain Rising: Free Agent Focus: Steelers on Firm Footeing with Larry...: When injuries prevented Kendrell Bell’s from starting the Steelers 2002 season, Steelers Nation expected Bill Cowher...
• 2/19 Nice Pick, Cowher: 2013 NFL Mock Draft: The Pittsburgh Steelers Select…: It’s time for some more of my “2013 Mock Draft Analysis!”  On Monday, Josh Hill of Fansided.com unveiled his new and updated...
• 2/14 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers 2013 Free Agent Focus: Kevin Colbert Signals Change: "There’s a storm coming Mr. Wayne. You and your friends better batten down the hatches…."That was the seminal line from Dark...

• 1/28 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers 2012 Report Card: From the grade book of a teacher who could never quite decide of his star pupils simply had too many absences due to sickness,...
• 1/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Casey Hampton plans to play one more year: Updating a previous report, Pittsburgh Steelers DL Casey Hampton said he plans to play at least one more season, if not for the...[+] Steelers, then for another NFL team. The Steelers are prepared to move on without him despite the fact he started all 16 games in 2012.
• 1/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Not expected to bring Casey Hampton backThe Pittsburgh Steelers are not expected to re-sign impending free-agent DT Casey Hampton this offseason....[+] The Pittsburgh Steelers are not expected to re-sign impending free-agent DT Casey Hampton this offseason.
• 1/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Not looking to re-sign players: The Pittsburgh Steelers aren't intent on looking to re-sign impending free-agent WR Mike Wallace, CB Keenan Lewis, OT Max Starks,...[+] DT Casey Hampton, LB Larry Foote or OG Ramon Foster.
• 1/2 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Report Card vs. Browns @ Heinz Field: Taken from the grade book of is reminded of Wheaton High School’s old motto “Attenders are Achievers” and is aghast at...

• 12/30 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Close 2012 by Defeating Browns, Offer Glimpses of What Was, Could Have Been....: The Pittsburgh Steelers entered their 2012 season finale with the Cleveland Browns carrying a unique distinction – for the first...
• 12/30 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Bid Farewell to 2012, Are They Also Saying Bye James Harrison, Casey Hampton, Mike Wallace and Others?: On Sunday December 30th 2012 the Pittsburgh Steelers end 2012 just as they started it by playing their historic rivals, the Cleveland...
• 12/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Casey Hampton ready to move on: Pittsburgh Steelers DT Casey Hampton thinks he can play a few more years, and he said he could definitely see himself playing...[+] for another team in order to make that happen. Hampton will be an unrestricted free agent next season. He is the oldest player on the current defense at 35 years old.
• 12/21 Stripe Hype: Steelers – Bengals Round 1: Film Study: Despite the Doldrums, Gruden & Dalton can be Outstanding: The Bengals’ offensive performance against the Steelers started off strong and ended with a whimper. Many factors could be attributed...

• 11/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Five miss practice: Pittsburgh Steelers OT Mike X. Adams (ankle), OT Willie Colon (knee), DT Casey Hampton (illness), QB Byron Leftwich (ribs) and...[+] LB LaMarr Woodley (ankle) did not practice Thursday, Nov. 29.
• 11/20 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Report Card vs. Ravens @ Heinz Field: Taken from the grade book of a teacher who sees a pupil with a performance arch that is startingly familiar to the one he saw...
• 11/12 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Cut Alameda Ta'amu Sign David Gilreath: The Pittsburgh Steelers made a slightly surprising roster move ahead of their Monday Night Football game at Heinz Field...

• 10/29 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Steelers Game 7 Recap - Steelers 27, Washington 12: Coming into the game you really didn't know what to expect with this game. We didn't really know what this team was really about....
• 10/28 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: Bengals Film Study: Despite the Doldrums, Gruden and Dalton can be Outstanding: The Bengals’ offensive performance against the Steelers started off strong and ended with a whimper. Many factors could be attributed...
• 10/25 Stripe Hype: Bengals Film Study: Despite the Doldrums, Gruden and Dalton can be Outstanding: The Bengals’ offensive performance against the Steelers started off strong and ended with a whimper. Many factors could be attributed...
• 10/25 Stripe Hype: Bengals Film Study: Despite the Doldrums, Gruden and Dalton can be Outstanding: The Bengals’ offensive performance against the Steelers started off strong and ended with a whimper. Many factors could be attributed...
• 10/24 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Report Card vs. Bengals @ Paul Brown Stadium: From the grade book of a teacher who is glad to see his star pupil finally passed one of those standardized tests which had bedeviled...
• 10/22 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Defeat Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium: My, what a difference 11 days makes, doesn't it? When we last left our beloved Pittsburgh Steelers they we licking their wounds...
• 10/21 Stripe Hype: Steelers @ Bengals: First-Half Recap: After a promising opening drive by the Steelers offense, a drop on 3rd-and-9 at the CIN 24 by Mike Wallace leads to a Shaun Suisham...
• 10/17 Stripe Hype: If you’re looking for nice, don’t look to Pittsburgh: Parity reigns supreme in the AFC right now as seven teams sit at 3-3, including Cincinnati. The Bengals can look at the season...
• 10/16 Throw the Challenge Flag: The Steeler Way Is Dead: The Dallas Cowboys. The Baltimore Ravens. The Cincinnati Bengals. These are some of the past and present rivals of the Pittsburgh...
• 10/14 Steel Curtain Rising: Alameda Ta'amu Arrested Felon Charges Pending : The 2012 season has not been kind to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the team's defensive line has earned its fair share of the blame.One...

• 9/21 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Report Card vs. Broncos @ Mile High: From the grade book of a teacher who never had much sympathy for those who always found the first day of school to be difficult,...
• 9/21 Steel Curtain Rising: Five Keys to the Steelers Success in 2012: Steelers Nation will soon learn what the 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers are really made of. Since losing Super Bowl XLV the Steelers...
• 9/4 Stripe Hype: Do the Bengals Have the Best Defensive Tackle Duo?:   The Cincinnati Bengals have already dealt with a lot of ups and downs already this year. Injuries have decimated the starting...

• 8/28 Stripe Hype: Bengals Center Kyle Cook Might be out for Season with Foot Injury:     Some disturbing news has come out tonight that the Bengals may be losing their starting center, Kyle Cook, to a...
• 8/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Casey Hampton pushes himself: Pittsburgh Steelers NT Casey Hampton (knee, elbow) has not played in the preseason, but he went through his most extensive practice...[+] Monday, Aug. 27, since coming off the Physically-Unable-to-Perform (PUP) list. 'It felt good to be out there,' said Hampton. 'I didn't practice the whole camp so it felt good to be out there.' Head coach Mike Tomlin said he was uncertain if Hampton would see snaps in the preseason finale. However, Hampton vowed to be ready for the Week 1 game against the Denver Broncos.
• 8/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Five to miss preseason game: Pittsburgh Steelers RB Jason Ford (hamstring), LB James Harrison (knee), RB Rashard Mendenhall (knee) and LB Stevenson Sylvester...[+] (knee) all will not make the trip to Buffalo when the team takes on the Bills in the third preseason game Saturday, Aug. 25. DT Casey Hampton (knee, elbow) will make the trip but likely won't play. OT Max Starks (knee) will play but may play less than the rest of the starters.
• 8/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Casey Hampton had elbow surgery: Pittsburgh Steelers NT Casey Hampton (knee, elbow) recently had minor surgery on his left elbow. He is also recovering from surgery...[+] on his knee, but that isn't viewed as a problem. Hampton said he isn't worried about his knee at all and just has to wait for his elbow to heal before returning to action. His goal is to be ready for Week 1 of the regular season.
• 8/22 Steel Curtain Rising: The Steelers are Concerned about the Health of Their Running Game: The Steelers are concerned about the state of their rushing attack.Two summers ago the Watch Tower lampooned PG Plus for covering...
• 8/18 Stripe Hype: Morning Headlines: Recapping Friday’s NFL Preseason Action:     Lions All-Pro WR Calvin Johnson appears to be in midseason form after nabbing five catches for 111 yards and...
• 8/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Steve McClendon likely starting NT : Pittsburgh Steelers DT Steve McClendon has a firm grip on the team's starting nose tackle job. He could hold that job even when...[+] DT Casey Hampton (knee) is ready to play.
• 8/18 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Move Casey Hampton and Rashard Mendenhall off the PUP List: The Pittsburgh Steelers made two personnel moves today, one expected the other a surprise. They moved starting nose tackle Casey...
• 8/13 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: 3 Things That Need To Happen For Bengals: With the new NFL season quickly approaching there is little time left for preseason speculation and predictions. The first preseason...
• 8/10 Throw the Challenge Flag: A few thoughts from a meaningless game: The Pittsburgh Steelers debuted their 2012-13 version on Thursday night in a preseason game against their friends from across...
• 8/9 Stripe Hype: 3 Things That Need To Happen For Bengals: With the new NFL season quickly approaching there is little time left for preseason speculation and predictions. The first preseason...
• 8/8 Stripe Hype: Three Things That Need To Happen For Bengals: With the new NFL season quickly approaching there is little time left for preseason speculation and predictions. The first preseason...

• 7/29 Stripe Hype: Stripe Hype Player Preview: Kyle Cook:   Ever since week 2 of the 2006 NFL season when the Bengals lost franchise center Rich Braham to a knee injury that would...
• 7/28 Stripe Hype: Stripe Hype Player Preview: Kyle Cook:   Ever since week 2 of the 2006 NFL season when the Bengals lost franchise center Rich Braham to a knee injury that would...
• 7/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Six to begin camp on PUP: Pittsburgh Steelers S DaMon Cromartie-Smith (undisclosed), OT Casey Hampton (knee), LB James Harrison (knee), RB Rashard Mendenhall...[+] (knee), OT Max Starks (knee) and LB Jason Worilds (wrist) will start training camp on the Physically Unable to Perform list.
• 7/4 Stripe Hype: Is Kyle Cook the Answer at Center?:   Ever since week 2 of the 2006 NFL season when the Bengals lost franchise center Rich Braham to a knee injury that would...

• 6/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | GM believes Casey Hampton will be on PUP list: Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said he believes DT Casey Hampton (knee) will start the regular season on the...[+] Physically Unable to Perform list.
• 6/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Casey Hampton injury update: Pittsburgh Steelers NT Casey Hampton (knee) has resumed working out in his return from a torn ACL. General manager Kevin Colbert...[+] believes Hampton will start the year on the PUP, making him ineligible to play until after the Steelers' sixth game of the year.
• 6/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Casey Hampton thinks he will be ready for camp: Pittsburgh Steelers DT Casey Hampton (knee) said he is confident that he will be ready for the start of the regular season and...[+] will not have to go on the Physically Unable to Perform list. General manager Kevin Colbert said Hampton has dealt with the injury before and knows when he will be ready.

• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Steve McClendon could start : Pittsburgh Steelers DL Steve McClendon could start at nose tackle in Week 1 with DL Casey Hampton (knee) likely to begin the season...[+] on the Physically Unable to Perform list. 'Everybody wants to discard McLendon. Let me tell you this, hold your opinion until the season is over,' defensive line coach John Mitchell said. 'I'm just saying keep your opinion until after the season, (then) you make the decision.'

• 4/29 Throw the Challenge Flag: Steelers Draft Reaction: The Pittsburgh Steelers are known in this city as well as around the league for how excellent they are at drafting. That makes...
• 4/27 Throw the Challenge Flag: Not A Mock, Just Suggestions: The NFL Draft is upon us. The one "sporting event" if you will where there is less action than a round of golf, yet everyone gets...
• 4/26 Steel Curtain Rising: The Colbert Record: The Steelers 1st Round Draft Success under Kevin Colbert: IT may be an unmanly metaphor, but the Steelers of the ‘90’s were brides maids whereas the Steelers of the ’00 were brides....

• 3/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Casey Hampton restructures contract: Pittsburgh Steelers DT Casey Hampton has agreed to restructure his contract and has free up some salary cap space for the team....[+]
• 3/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Casey Hampton restructures deal : The Pittsburgh Steelers have restructured the final year of DL Casey Hampton's three-year, $21 million contract, according to...[+] a league source. Under the restructure, Hampton reduced his base salary to $2.8 million and his workout bonus is gone, reducing his cap number by $3.09 million.

• 2/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Casey Hampton expected to remain with team: Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said he expects DT Casey Hampton (knee) to remain on the team this offseason....[+]
• 2/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Casey Hampton could start 2012 on PUP list: Pittsburgh Steelers DT Casey Hampton (knee) could start next season on the Physically Unable to Perform list because he suffered...[+] his knee injury in the Wild Card playoff game.
• 2/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Ziggy Hood could move to NTPittsburgh Steelers DL Ziggy Hood might move to nose tackles if DL Casey Hampton is cut loose during the offseason....[+] Pittsburgh Steelers DL Ziggy Hood might move to nose tackles if DL Casey Hampton is cut loose during the offseason.
• 2/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Casey Hampton might be cut loose: There is a strong possibility that salary cap and injury considerations might prompt the Pittsburgh Steelers to release five-time...[+] Pro Bowl performer DL Casey Hampton (knee). He is recovering from surgery Jan. 27, to repair an anterior cruciate ligament injury. He wants to play in 2012, but will count $8 million against the salary cap in 2012.

• 1/28 Nice Pick, Cowher: Will the Steelers Select any of these Nose Tackle Prospects in The 2012 Draft?: "Big Snack," batting down a "Ginger **** pass, is entering the twilight of his career. Mandatory Credit: Jason Bridge-US...
• 1/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Three defensive veterans could be release candidates: The Pittsburgh Steelers may consider releasing DT Casey Hampton and LBs James Farrior and Larry Foote this offseason. Hampton...[+] is scheduled to make $4.89 million in 2012 with Farrior scheduled to make $2.82 million and Foote to make $3 million.
• 1/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Casey Hampton has big cap hit next seasonPittsburgh Steelers DT Casey Hampton is scheduled to count $8.1 million against the salary cap next season....[+] Pittsburgh Steelers DT Casey Hampton is scheduled to count $8.1 million against the salary cap next season.
• 1/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Casey Hampton not undergoing surgery: Pittsburgh Steelers DT Casey Hampton (knee) is not scheduled to undergo surgery on his anterior cruciate ligament at this point...[+] but may need to in the future.
• 1/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Casey Hampton leaves game early: Pittsburgh Steelers DT Casey Hampton (knee) suffered a knee injury in the Wild Card playoff game and is considered questionable...[+] to return.

• 12/12 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Steelers Game 13 Recap - Steelers 14, Browns 3: Well, this wasn’t exactly what we expected when we talked about the Steelers/Browns game in the preview did we? Things got off...

• 8/10 Steelers Chronicle: Pittsburgh Steelers Defense: The Starters: Two days ago, Steelers Chronicle brought you the Pittsburgh Steelers projected offensive starters, and to keep the theme going,...

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