Brown: Porter's Departure Troubles Steelers Stars
Brown, Scott, Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The backdrop at Walt Disney World on Friday offered a stark contrast to the reality rammed home to two of the Steelers' most prominent players a day earlier.
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and wide receiver Hines Ward are at a veritable fantasy land this weekend, taking part in the annual "ESPN The Weekend" at Disney's MGM Studios, and both said they understand that football at this level is a business as much as it is a game.
But each also said that realization didn't make the loss of outside linebacker Joey Porter, who was released Thursday because of financial considerations, any easier.
"I got better playing against Joey …
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Article title: Brown: Porter's Departure Troubles Steelers Stars.
Contributors: Brown, Scott - Author.
Newspaper title: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Publication date: March 3, 2007.
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