Brett Keisel

Brett C. Keisel (twitter: @bkeisel99)

Position: DE
Height: 6-5    Weight: 285 lbs.

Born: September 19, 1978 in Provo, UT
College: BYU   (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 7th round (242nd overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 53 (1358th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

• 4/27 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Draft Samford DT Nicholas Willams in 7th: The Pittsburgh Steelers finished the 2013 NFL Draft the way they started their 2009 and 2011 drafts:  by picking a defensive...
• 4/15 FootballPerspective.com: How to determine the appropriate salary cap values for veterans: Part II: In Part I, I derived a formula to translate the number of marginal wins a veteran player was worth into marginal salary cap dollars...
• 4/11 FootballPerspective.com: 2013 RSP Football Writers Project: My Picks in Rounds 6 through 11: It’s been awhile since I’ve updated things on my team in the RSP Writers Project, so this post will explain what I...
• 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...

• 3/21 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers 2008 Draft Class Now Officially a Wash: There’s a peculiarity in the methodology of those who do “serious” NFL Draft evaluation and it lies in basing a drafting...
• 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...

• 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 | Brett Keisel likely to stick around: There is a youth movement on the defensive side of the football for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but DL Brett Keisel is expected to...[+] return and serve as the only player on the defensive line over the age of 30 in 2013. He is coming off one of his best seasons, recording 4.5 sacks, all in the final eight games of the season. He also had 40 quarterback pressures, which was twice as many as any other player on the roster.
• 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...

• 12/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Brett Keisel injury update : Pittsburgh Steelers DE Brett Keisel (knee) suffered a medial collateral ligament sprain in Week 17 and will not require surgery....[+]
• 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 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Report Card vs. Bengals @ Heinz Field: Taken from the grade book of a teacher who can only now sympathize with Parkland Junior High School’s decision to send out interim...
• 12/19 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Report Card vs. Cowboys @ Jerry's World: Taken from the grade book of a teacher who is wondering if what once seemed to be his star pupil is actually underachieving or...
• 12/17 Steel Curtain Rising: Failure on Fundamentals and Focus Costs Steelers in Loss to Dallas: The Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys have now faced off against each other 31 times, with Dallas now holding a one game...

• 11/30 Steel Curtain Rising: Balon Suelto! Como Pittsburgh Fallo Contra Cleveland: Los Pittsburgh Steelers sucumben frente a la débil escuadra de Cleveland.Perplejidad. Tal vez esa sea la mejor palabra...En un...
• 11/27 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Report Card vs. Browns @ Cleveland Stadium: Taken from the grade book of a teacher who is watching one half of the class fail its written test horribly, while the other half...
• 11/25 Steel Curtain Rising: Snake Bitten Steelers Self Destruct vs. Browns, Lose 20-16: If nothing else, the 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers embrace symmetry.For two straight weeks an understaffed Steelers squad has jumped...
• 11/17 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Report Card vs. Chiefs @ Heinz Field: Taken from the grade book of a teacher who is once again late with his grades on the Steelers because he was, in fact, grading...
• 11/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Five miss practice: Pittsburgh Steelers LB Chris Carter (abdomen), T Marcus Gilbert (ankle), DE Brett Keisel (shoulder), S Troy Polamalu (calf) and...[+] T Max Starks (ankle) all did not participate in practice Wednesday, Nov. 14.
• 11/13 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Defeat Chiefs on MNF, But Ben Roethlisberger Injured...: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs tonight on Monday Night Football to earn their 4th consecutive win.To...
• 11/9 Stripe Hype: Bengals’ Youth Hopes to be Served:     Jamison Hensley of ESPN did his All-AFC North team, showcasing the division’s best players in his opinion,...
• 11/1 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Report Card vs. Redskins @ Heinz Field: Taken from the grade book of a teacher whose now seen his star pupil live up to expectations two weeks in a row, here goes the...

• 10/9 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Report Card vs. Eagles @ Heinz Field: From the grade book of a teacher who was pleased to see some under performing students perk up, and a little dismayed to see others...

• 9/25 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Report Card vs. Raiders @ Oakland : From the grade book of a teacher who worries that his star student capable of authoring an epic master piece will fall prey to...
• 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: Ziggy Hood Poised to Lead Steelers Defensive Line: The Steelers overtime playoff loss to the Denver Broncos left a lot of bad memories for SteelersNation. At times the 2011 Pittsburgh...

• 8/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Three to sit out preseason game: Pittsburgh Steelers RB Isaac Redman (ankle), WR Jerricho Cotchery (back) and DE Brett Keisel (ankle) will not play in the final...[+] preseason game Thursday, Aug. 30, because of injuries.
• 8/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Several miss practice: Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said Monday, Aug. 27, that OT Marcus Gilbert (calf), DL Brett Keisel (ankle) and LB...[+] LaMarr Woodley (back) all missed practice due to injury.

• 3/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | May look to Brett Keisel as leader: Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin mentioned DE Brett Keisel as a possible leader on defense that can take over that role...[+] from released LB James Farrior.

• 1/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Brett Keisel injured in playoff game: Pittsburgh Steelers DE Brett Keisel (groin) suffered a groin injury in the Wild Card playoff game and is considered questionable...[+] to return.
• 1/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Three defensive starters expected to play: Pittsburgh Steelers DE Brett Keisel (groin), LB James Harrison (toe) and SS Troy Polamalu (calf) are expected to play in the Wild...[+] Card playoff game even though they have missed the first two practices of the week.
• 1/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Six miss practice: Pittsburgh Steelers DB Cortez Allen (shoulder), LB James Harrison (toe), DL Brett Keisel (groin), RB Mewelde Moore (knee), SS...[+] Troy Polamalu (calf) and C Maurkice Pouncey (ankle) did not practice Thursday, Jan. 5.

• 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,...

• 1/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dolphins | Randy Starks going to Pro Bowl: The Miami Dolphins have announced DL Randy Starks has been added to the AFC roster for the 2010 Pro Bowl in place of Pittsburgh...[+] Steelers DE Brett Keisel.
• 1/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Brett Keisel added to Pro Bowl: Pittsburgh Steelers DE Brett Keisel has been added to the AFC roster for the 2011 Pro Bowl replacing injured Indianapolis Colts...[+] DE Dwight Freeney (undisclosed), reports Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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