Pittsburgh Steelers Captains Named

By a team vote, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected four players as this season's team captains yesterday.

For the first time since playing for the Steelers, Ben Roethlisberger and Jeff Reed were named captains. Roethlisberger will serve as offensive co-captain alongside Hines Ward and Reed will serve as the Steelers special teams captain.

James Farrior was named the team’s defensive captain for the fifth consecutive season.