Former Steelers linebacker Richard Seigler -- who was out on bail yesterday -- controlled two prostitutes in Las Vegas last year while he was a member of the team, according to a Nevada police affidavit.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department vice squad's investigation of Seigler's cousin, Billy Cooks, a known pimp, uncovered Seigler's actions. Through several phone calls placed by Cooks from a Las Vegas jail, police determined that Seigler had at least two women working for him as prostitutes.

The Steelers released Seigler, 26, Thursday, shortly before he was arrested around 6 p.m. on a fugitive warrant from Nevada. He was charged with pandering, pandering by furnishing transportation and living from the earnings of a prostitute. If convicted, Seigler faces one to 10 years in prison.

Seigler spent part of the 2005 season on the practice squad and played in the final two games last year. He graduated from Oregon State University and was drafted by San Francisco in 2004.

"The investigation lasted four months, and detectives gathered evidence that Seigler was working as an active pimp in Las Vegas," Las Vegas police detective Jose Montoya said.

Seigler posted an advertisement on Craigslist, the online equivalent of free classifieds, under the heading "all natural sexy girls." In January, an undercover officer called the number listed and arrested two women who came to his hotel room door.

The women arrested were believed to be working for Seigler, and one phoned him to get out of jail.