BigCProfootball.com reports the Pittsburgh Steelers have signed fourth-round draft pick OT Tony Hills to a 3-year deal. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Texas Longhorn offensive tackle was selected first-team All-America by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Hills had started 24 straight games and played in 42 career games.
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Texans Smart To Extend GM Smith
By Carlos "Big C" Holmes
Dayton Daily News/Cox News Service
Earlier this month the Houston Texans signed general manager Rick Smith to a four-year contract extension keeping him with the team through 2012. This is a testament to the organization's commitment to winning as they continue to move the team in a positive direction.
Smith, the former Meadowdale High School football star, is entering his third-year as the Texans GM and is quickly transforming the 2-14 team he took over in 2006 into a contender.
During a phone interview with Smith he talked about the challenges of the position as GM and expectations of the new regime in Houston.
"We took over following a 2-14 season, so when you inherit a program like that there are any number of things that need addressed," Smith said. "What we tried to do is come in and put a program in place and develop some systems in how we wanted to operate and define those for everybody. Then set a standard of how we wanted to operate and hold everybody accountable to that. I think we have improved our talent level on the team and put some systems in place that will gi...
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