PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Steelers took a major step towards improving their special teams play yesterday when they signed WTAE anchorwoman Sally Wiggin to a contract for the duration of the 2006-2007 NFL season.
Wiggin will join the team for practice this morning.
Coach Bill Cowher announced at his weekly press conference that Wiggin will share time with rookie Santonio Holmes on the kick-off team, but that she alone will handle all punt return duties.
"What our special teams need right now is stability and dependability," said Cowher. "Sally gives us that." Cowher said the signing of Wiggin made perfect sense after he watched former return man Ricardo Colclough fumble a punt in the fourth quarter of last Sunday’s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
"Sally Wiggin has had her fingers on the pulse of this city for over twenty years and never relinquished her grip. I’m certain she’ll be able to hold on to a football." When Cowher was asked if he had discussed the matter with Colclough, he glared at his interlocutor. "Sally has been taking action for all of us for her entire career," he said. "Now, in addition to taking action, she’s taking Ricardo’s job."
Colclough was visibly distressed when told he was being replaced. "I’ve got enough service for my pension," he said. "Maybe I’ll just retire and concentrate on my business." Colclough is attempting to start a moving company for museums and galleries specializing in the transportation of priceless artifacts and glassware.
