Stevenson Sylvester

Stevenson Ellis Sylvester (twitter: @SSylvester55)

Position: LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 225 lbs.

Born: July 18, 1988 in Las Vegas, NV
College: Utah   (school history)    (Sylvester college stats)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 5th round (166th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 4 (9473rd overall since 1950)

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• 4/28 Steel Curtain Rising: The Pittsburgh Steelers 2013 Draft Class at a Glance: The 2013 NFL Draft is now history, and the Pittsburgh Steelers have 9 new players to show for their efforts. The Steelers entered...
• 4/27 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Draft FSU's Vince Williams in 6th: After addressing their needs at linebacker in the first day of the 2013 NFL Draft when they selected Jarvis Jones with their first...
• 4/25 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Draft Needs: Longing for More of the Linebacker Legacy: The Pittsburgh Steelers are a franchise which yields nothing to anyone with it comes to its Linebacker Legacy. While the original...
• 4/18 Steel Curtain Rising: Hidden Costs of Resigning Emmanuel Sanders: Batch and Legursky Could Ben Done in Pittsburgh: After almost a month of intrigue, confusion, and debate, Steelers Nation now knows that Emmanuel Sanders will remain a Pittsburgh...
• 4/4 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Sign Stevenson Sylvester; Workout Howling and Gooden: The Pittsburgh Steelers entered free agency both salary cap strapped and dangerously thin at inside linebacker. And with one bold*...

• 3/11 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Roll Dice, Only Offer Original Round Tenders to Restricted Free Agents: The Steelers are banking that dice don’t have memory, at least when it comes to restricted free agents. Facing salary cap pressures,...
• 3/4 Steel Curtain Rising: William **** Visit to Pittsburgh Could Signal Coming Cuts...: Steel Curtain Rising began its Steelers Free Agent Focus2013 by quoting “there’s a storm coming Mr. Wayne” from Dark Knight...

• 2/24 Nice Pick, Cowher: The 2013 NFL Draft, The Pittsburgh Steelers, and Mid-Round Inside Linebackers: Since 2009, Lawrence Timmons has been Pittsburgh’s starting “Mack/Weakside” Inside Linebacker.  At only 26,...
• 2/21 Steel Curtain Rising: Restricted Free Agent Stevenson Sylvester Unlikely to Get Tender from Steelers: Stevenson Sylvester provides a perfect example of why it takes a few years to judge a draft. Sylvester was taken in the fifth...
• 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...

• 11/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Stevenson Sylvester questionable for Week 11: Pittsburgh Steelers LB Stevenson Sylvester (hamstring) was limited in practice Friday, Nov. 16, and is questionable for the team’s...[+] Week 11 game.
• 11/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Stevenson Sylvester fully practices Pittsburgh Steelers LB Stevenson Sylvester (hamstring) fully participated in practice Wednesday, Nov. 14....[+] Pittsburgh Steelers LB Stevenson Sylvester (hamstring) fully participated in practice Wednesday, Nov. 14.

• 10/7 The NFL Injury Report: Steelers Injury Report: Rashard Mendenhall, James Harrison, Troy Polamalu: The Pittsburgh Steelers will do something they haven’t done all season today; have no players miss their game due to...

• 9/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Week 3 Inactives: The Pittsburgh Steelers have declared DL Alameda Ta'amu, QB Charlie Batch, LB James Harrison, OT Mike X. Adams, RB Rashard Mendenhall,...[+] LB Stevenson Sylvester, SS Troy Polamalu inactive for Week 3.
• 9/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Stevenson Sylvester will not play Week 3: Pittsburgh Steelers LB Stevenson Sylvester (knee) fully participated in practice Friday, Sept. 21, and has been ruled out for...[+] Week 3.

• 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.
• 8/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Stevenson Sylvester injury update : Pittsburgh Steelers LB Stevenson Sylvester (knee) underwent a minor procedure and is listed as day-to-day; however, he probably...[+] won’t be available until Week 1.
• 8/21 Steel Curtain Rising: Falling Like Flies: Steelers Lose Linebackers Stevenson Sylvester: The good news from the Steelers 26-24 preseason victory over the Colts is that the Black and Gold escaped with no new injuries.The...
• 8/20 Stripe Hype: Scouting the AFC North: Browns’ Trent Richardson Ahead of Schedule, & Steelers’ RB Woes:     Browns coach Pat Shurmur stated Sunday that Trent Richardson has made “good progress” in his recovery...
• 8/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Stevenson Sylvester dealing with torn MCL: Pittsburgh Steelers LB Stevenson Sylvester (knee) will be sidelined three to four weeks after suffering a torn medial collateral...[+] ligament in his knee.

• 7/13 Stripe Hype: Blake’s Breakdown and Predictions on how the AFC North will Play Out:     Unlike the other 2 divisions that I have previewed already, this division has been ran by not 1, but 2 teams. The...
• 7/12 Stripe Hype: Blake’s Breakdown and Predictions on how the AFC North will Play Out:     Unlike the other 2 divisions that I have previewed already, this division has been ran by not 1, but 2 teams. The...

• 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...
• 4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Stevenson Sylvester thinks he can start at ILB: Pittsburgh Steelers LB Stevenson Sylvester said he believes he can be the long-term answer at inside linebacker and hopes to compete...[+] with LB Larry Foote for the starting job during training camp.

• 1/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Stevenson Sylvester could start in 2012: Pittsburgh Steelers LB Stevenson Sylvester could start at inside linebacker next season if the team releases LBs James Farrior...[+] and Larry Foote.

• 12/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | 12 practice in full: Pittsburgh Steelers FS Ryan Clark (shoulder), WR Jerricho Cotchery (knee), LB James Farrior (thumb), LB Larry Foote (hamstring),...[+] OG Ramon Foster (ankle), LB James Harrison (back), RB Mewelde Moore (hamstring), FS Ryan Mundy (neck), SS Troy Polamalu (knee), C Maurkice Pouncey (ankle), RB Isaac Redman (ankle) and LB Stevenson Sylvester (knee) were each full participants in practice Tuesday, Dec. 6.
• 12/4 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Steelers Game 12 Recap - Steelers 35, Bengals 7: The Steelers wanted to be like its hockey counterpart from last night. They played a pretty bad first quarter/period and then...
• 12/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Five players listed as probable: Pittsburgh Steelers WR Emmanuel Sanders (foot), C Maurkice Pouncey (illness), LBs Stevenson Sylvester (calf) and LaMarr Woodley...[+] (hamstring) and SS Troy Polamalu (head) fully participated in practice Friday, Dec. 2. They are listed as probable for Week 13 and are expected to play.

• 11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Two injured players may play Week 13: Pittsburgh Steelers WR Arnaz Battle (hamstring) and LB Stevenson Sylvester (calf) could be able to play in Week 13 after missing...[+] Week 12 with injuries.
• 11/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Two LBs to miss Week 12Pittsburgh Steelers LBs LaMarr Woodley (hamstring) and Stevenson Sylvester (calf) will not play in Week 12....[+] Pittsburgh Steelers LBs LaMarr Woodley (hamstring) and Stevenson Sylvester (calf) will not play in Week 12.
• 11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Trio of young LBs might play key role: If Pittsburgh Steelers veteran LBs James Farrior (calf), James Harrison (eye) and LaMarr Woodley (hamstring) cannot go in Week...[+] 9, LBs Chris Carter, Stevenson Sylvester and Jason Worilds would play significant roles.

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