Is Willie Parker Done In Pittsbugh??

The possibility that Willie Parker will now longer be a Steeler is creeping closer to reality because Parker is an unrestricted free agent who sounds as if he has played his last game with the Steelers, says the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.   After losing his starting job to Rashard Mendenhall in Week 4, Parker played sparingly the rest of the season. At age 29 and with an average of 244 carries in each of his past five seasons, he wants to, and thinks he still can, be a starting running back in the NFL. Even though his 5-foot-10, 209-pound frame has absorbed a lot of blows. “I’m a starter always looked at myself as starter, that’s what I want to be,” said Parker, who was an undrafted free agent from North Carolina in 2004. “So, till I hang up pads, that’s how I’m going to look at myself. Rashard is a great back and he had a great season and, hopefully, he’ll carry it on. “I had six great years here with the Steelers. We won two Super Bowls. I want to thank the organization and thank everybody. You know how the business goes. I love these guys. I love the organization. I’m a Steeler by heart. We’ll see what happens in the future.”