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Report: Steelers running backs coach Eddie Faulkner headed to AFC North rival
Running backs coach Eddie Faulkner is reportedly headed to a division rival after seven seasons on the Pittsburgh Steelers staff. Faulkner, 48, is expected to take the same job with the Baltimore Ravens under new coach Jesse Minter, according to the NFL Network. Under Faulkner’s watch, the Steelers’ backfield tandem...
Detroit Lions fan files $100 million lawsuit against Steelers’ DK Metcalf and others
A Detroit Lions fan involved in an altercation with Pittsburgh Steelers player DK Metcalf has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the receiver and others, alleging he was assaulted and later defamed as a racist. The lawsuit filed by Ryan Kennedy’s attorney Jonathan Marko names Metcalf, the Pittsburgh Steelers, retired...
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‘Couldn’t be paired with a better guy’: Steelers’ Mike McCarthy, Omar Khan go way back
Omar Khan certainly feels the frustration from Pittsburgh Steelers fans over the organization’s lack of a playoff win for nine years. He understands that fan perspective because he’s lived it as a fan. Actually, to a much higher degree. Now the Steelers’ general manager, Khan was born in New Orleans...
Special teams ace Ben Skowronek represents Steelers at 2026 Pro Bowl Games
Special teams standout Ben Skowronek will represent the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Pro Bowl Games on Tuesday night. A fifth-year pro, Skowronek was the AFC’s top vote-getter among special teams players, earning his first Pro Bowl nod. Steelers teammates Jalen Ramsey and T.J. Watt also were selected but won’t take...
Renderings show how NFL Draft will take over Downtown Pittsburgh and North Shore
The NFL, VisitPittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday offered the first glimpse of the official 2026 NFL Draft site renderings. The images offer a preview of how the city’s largest tourism event will unfold, revealing a two-site draft campus stretching across Pittsburgh’s North Shore and Downtown for the April...
Joe Starkey’s Mailbag: Should Kordell Stewart be in the Steelers Hall of Honor?
You ask. I answer. It’s time for a weekly Q&A mailbag that appears Tuesdays at TribLive.com. We had a banner first two weeks. Let’s go for a three-peat. Most of the questions come via “X,” but you can also hit me up jraystarkey@gmail.com. Let’s go … David Reese, @davidreese36: Good...
First Call: Retired AFC North rival may join Mike McCarthy’s staff; ex-Steelers coaching candidate goes to Ravens
One former AFC North rival could be joining the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff. Another is heading back to Baltimore. The Steelers are considering the prospect of bringing the son of a former black-and-gold coach on board for Mike McCarthy’s staff. And George Pickens discusses his future in Dallas. All that...
Steelers expected to name Danny Crossman as special teams coach
Mike McCarthy has dug into his Green Bay and Dallas roots to assemble the Pittsburgh Steelers’ coaching staff, but his new special teams coordinator could hail from his days at Pitt. Veteran NFL assistant Danny Crossman is expected to join McCarthy’s staff as special teams coordinator, according to an NFL...
Former defensive back Jason Simmons among 8 Steelers coaching hires
Jason Simmons, a former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back, was among eight additions to Mike McCarthy’s coaching staff announced Monday by the team. Simmons will serve as defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach. The Steelers also retained Scott McCurley (inside linebackers) and Tom Arth (quarterbacks) and hired James Campen...
Mark Madden: Zero chance Will Howard starts for the Steelers and more sports notes
Like the snowflakes that clog your driveway, no two refreshing sports notes are exactly alike! I also use a shovel. • Will Howard will not start at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Zero chance. He’s a sixth-round pick with all the attached limitations. When new coach Mike McCarthy praises Howard,...
First Call: Goalie fight in NHL outdoor game; Pitt’s Alex Van Pelt lands new coaching job
Monday’s “First Call” sees a familiar Pittsburgh name getting a coaching job in the NFL. But it’s not on the Steelers staff under Mike McCarthy. There was a goalie fight in Tampa Bay’s Stadium Series game against Boston. Former Penguin Colby Armstrong sees his longtime NHL record tumble. And the...
Madden Monday: If Mike McCarthy thinks the Steelers’ defense is top 5 worthy, he’s in for a rude awakening
During his first press conference as Pittsburgh Steelers coach, Mike McCarthy admitted something noteworthy. “I’ve been a head coach for 18 years. I’ve had one top 5 defense,” McCarthy said of his 2010 team. “We won the Super Bowl that year.” The implication seemed to be that there was enough...
Tim Benz: Does it really matter that Mike McCarthy is from Pittsburgh? Right now it does. Check back in September
Ever since Greenfield native Mike McCarthy got hired as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the question has been asked: “How much does it really matter that he is from Pittsburgh?” Right now it does. Based on the initial reaction when McCarthy was named as Mike Tomlin’s replacement, the...
Joe Starkey: Mike McCarthy mentioned ‘1137 Greenfield Ave.’ Quite a woman lives behind that door
“My heart is full. My focus is singular. It’s time to bring another championship back to this great city. And with that, I just want to make sure when we do get that trophy, the seventh trophy in the case, we’ll start that victory parade at 1137 Greenfield Ave.” —...
Patrick Graham named Steelers defensive coordinator by new coach Mike McCarthy
With Mike McCarthy having taken ownership of the offense and calling the plays for it, his most impactful hire for the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff was going to come on defense. McCarthy and the organization found their man to run that side of the ball. Former Las Vegas Raiders defensive...
Steelers coach Mike McCarthy talks with Aaron Rodgers ‘a number of times,’ but no decision yet from QB
Mike McCarthy has spoken with Aaron Rodgers “a number of times” since becoming the Pittsburgh Steelers coach but said those conversations didn’t include any decision about the quarterback’s future. “Like anybody that’s played the game a long time, particularly at this point of their career, it’s important to get away,”...
Tim Benz and Joe Starkey go ‘Beyond the Bylines’ with new showVideo
Have you ever wanted a little more from your sports coverage? With their new video series “Beyond the Bylines,” TribLive sports writers Tim Benz and Joe Starkey dare to go there. Airing Fridays at 8 a.m., they’ll take on the week’s biggest story — this week, the focus is obviously...
First Call: Andy Weidl passed over for Falcons job; an Aaron Rodgers favorite reportedly en route to Pittsburgh
Aaron Rodgers is a big fan of someone who is in line to join the Pittsburgh Steelers’ new coaching staff. Andy Weidl won’t be moving on to Atlanta. Mike Sullivan makes a return to PPG Paints Arena, as Archie Miller makes a return to Pittsburgh. And it’s a huge weekend...
