Steelers casting a wide net in investigating wide receivers to draft
Makai Lemon termed the experience of chatting with Mike McCarthy as “a blessing.” Jordyn Tyson referred to McCarthy as “a legend.” Antonio Williams said he had “a great meeting” with McCarthy, the newly hired Pittsburgh Steelers coach. There’s no truth to the rumor that every one of the nearly four...
‘Just talking ball’: 1st-round QB prospect Ty Simpson, Steelers coach Mike McCarthy meet
Time flies when you’re having fun, and apparently not moreso than when the consensus No. 2 quarterback available in the draft met this week with the new head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. “It was really cool,” that quarterback, Alabama’s Ty Simpson, told reporters at the NFL combine Friday, “because...
Former teammate of Steelers’ Joey Porter Jr. at PSU, Zakee Wheatley a versatile safety prospect
INDIANAPOLIS — It’s not uncommon for a player to transition, at some point in his football career, from cornerback to safety, and there are plenty of cases of deep safeties moving to in-the-box linebacker. But how about a player who has made the move among the three and back again?...
NFL combine notebook: Penn State’s Dani Dennis-Sutton analyzes pass-rush moves
INDIANAPOLIS — While his 6-foot-5 frame and high-level athleticism certainly did not hurt, that wasn’t all Dani Dennis-Sutton had going for him in posting 17 sacks over the past two seasons for Penn State. A two-time team captain and part of the Nittany Lions’ run to the College Football Playoffs...
1st-round DT prospect Kayden McDonald, family friend of Heywards, meets with Steelers
INDIANAPOLIS — In 2011, Cam Heyward was a defensive tackle taken in the first round of the NFL Draft who went to high school in Suwanee, Ga., and to college at Ohio State. Fifteen years later, Kayden McDonald is a defensive tackle projected to go in the first round of...
Having already shown he’s a playmaker, Pitt’s Kyle Louis eager to show off speed at combineVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Perhaps the only thing Kyle Louis does faster than run as compered to other draft-eligible linebackers is answer a question about what drill he’s most excited about during his workouts Thursday at the NFL combine. “Obviously,” Louis said Wednesday from the combine site, “that 40. I’m trying to...
Steelers starters Darnell Washington, DeShon Elliott expected to recover from injury
INDIANAPOLIS — A pair of veteran Pittsburgh Steelers starters who finished this past season on the injured reserve list appear poised for full-go work by this summer. Safety DeShon Elliott and tight end Darnell Washington are on track to contribute in 2026, general manager Omar Khan said Tuesday. Speaking at...
Steelers monitoring Broderick Jones’ ‘significant’ injury, could affect 5th-year option decision
INDIANAPOLIS — Three months after suffering a neck injury that prematurely ended his 2025 season, Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Broderick Jones continues to recover. While a lack of full health in late winter and early spring typically wouldn’t matter all that much, the murkiness around Jones’ status could have long-term...
In 1st combine without Mike Tomlin, rivals reflect on Steelers’ former coachVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Hired seven years ago, Zac Taylor has become the dean of AFC North coaches. Whereas recently as two months back, he was matching wits with a pair of Super Bowl winners and a two-time NFL coach of the year, the Cincinnati Bengals’ Taylor saw each of his three...
‘I like Will a lot’: Steelers’ Omar Khan praises Will Howard, acknowledges need for franchise QBVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Much of the time Omar Khan spent speaking to local and national media on Tuesday was spent on the topic of if Aaron Rodgers would return to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2026. Khan, though, was equally effusive in talking about one of the other quarterbacks on last year’s...
Steelers GM Omar Khan open to another season with Aaron Rodgers at QBVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — It’s officially A-Rod Watch 2.0. This sequel, though, won’t be like that long-running original. It’s looking more like a limited engagement. Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan on Tuesday said the team would “welcome” Aaron Rodgers back for the 2026 season. Unlike last year, though, the Steelers don’t...
Steelers head to NFL combine for 1st league event under new coach Mike McCarthy
Mike McCarthy has said he is impressed with the composition of the Pittsburgh Steelers roster. Next week, for the first time as the team’s coach, McCarthy will get a first-hand look at players who could upgrade that roster. The annual NFL combine in Indianapolis gets underway Monday with prospect interviews...
Derick Harmon eager to ‘attack’ his 1st full offseason after solid rookie year for Steelers
The past two football offseasons for Derrick Harmon featured no shortage of emotion, ranging from horrible grief to gut-wrenching uncertainty to proud gratification. Finally, in 2026, Harmon has something of a sense of normalcy in how he can approach his spring. “Most definitely,” the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle said soon...
Joey Porter Jr.’s play foretells likely massive contract extension from Steelers this summer
In the aftermath of his son limiting perennial 1,000-yard receiver Nico Collins to a mere three catches for 21 yards during last month’s Pittsburgh Steelers playoff game against the Houston Texans, Joey Porter Sr. had a message for him the following morning. “He said,” the younger Porter relayed, “I made...
Penn State’s Chris Stoll, ex-Steelers QB Josh Dobbs highlight local ties to Super Bowl LX
When Chris Stoll was spending two full seasons not seeing the field as a walk-on for the Penn State football team, who could have imagined he would be the only player from the program who would get onto the field to play in a future Super Bowl? Stoll, the Seattle...
Former Steeler Robert Spillane goes from undrafted free agent to Super Bowl captain with PatriotsVideo
Born in the mid-1990s in Chicago, Robert Spillane shares something with many of his contemporaries who happen to have been raised in the Pittsburgh area. Super Bowl XLIII made quite the impression on him. Now a linebacker with the New England Patriots, Spillane while in the Bay Area this past...
‘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...
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...
Mike McCarthy begins filling out staff, which is expected to include ex-Steelers DB Jason Simmons
Forget the ink drying — Mike McCarthy hadn’t even signed the official contract before he already began assembling the staff under him as new Pittsburgh Steelers head coach. “The last 72 hours have been about the staff,” McCarthy said Tuesday, not long after the official announcement of his hire was...
Ben Roethlisberger on Steelers’ choice of Mike McCarthy: ‘I like the hire. I really do’
Big Ben is a big fan of the Mike McCarthy hire. Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Wednesday weighed in on the choice of McCarthy to serve as the franchise’s 17th coach. “I think it’s a great hire,” Roethlisberger said during a guest appearance on the “In the Locker...
Former Steelers Pro Bowl defensive back Clendon Thomas dies at 90
Clendon Thomas, a College Football Hall of Fame inductee who was named to an NFL Pro Bowl as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, died Monday. He was 90 years old. Thomas was an All-America running back for the University of Oklahoma in the 1950s, a member of two consensus...
Reputation as offensive guru aside, Mike McCarthy emphasizes defense in building Steelers
For the better part of a quarter century, Mike McCarthy fostered a reputation as one of the NFL’s foremost offensive minds. The production speaks for itself. Over McCarthy’s 18 seasons as a head coach, his offenses have ranked among the top five in the NFL in points scored 10 times,...
‘Pittsburgh is my world’: Mike McCarthy basks in taking over hometown SteelersVideo
Mike McCarthy smiled as he briskly rubbed the palms of his hands together. It was as much of an attempt to keep from crying as he was psyching himself up. The effort failed. McCarthy made it all of five public words into his tenure as Pittsburgh Steelers coach before he...
Why not interview young Rams assistants? Art II: McCarthy was ‘obvious decision’ for Steelers
Until word broke early Saturday afternoon that Greenfield’s Mike McCarthy had agreed to be the Pittsburgh Steelers’ next coach, many from the outside assumed the team would take the route it has for decades in selecting its next leader. A young, defensive-oriented assistant who’d never been a head coach before....
Steelers introduce new coach Mike McCarthyVideo
Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II and general manager Omar Khan introduced Mike McCarthy as the franchise’s new coach Tuesday in the PNC Champions Club at Acrisure Stadium. McCarthy became the Steelers’ fourth coach since 1969 when the team announced his hiring. We have named Mike McCarthy the 17th head...
