Steelers training camp schedule released with early practice times, rare Saturday night practice
A side of football with your brunch, perhaps? Get ready for midday practice times at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. The Steelers announced the schedule for their 59th camp at Saint Vincent College, and a notable feature for the first season under new coach Mike McCarthy is an 11 a.m. start...
2 decades after Brett Favre downplayed mentoring him, Aaron Rodgers embraces leading young Steelers QBs
For the (up to) $25 million he is scheduled to receive this season, Aaron Rodgers has one primary responsibility: helping the Pittsburgh Steelers win as many games as possible. But given that the organization is trying to groom two young possible replacements for him, does the 42-year-old Rodgers see it...
‘This is it’: Steelers’ Aaron Rodgers says this will be his final NFL seasonVideo
For all the mystery Aaron Rodgers allowed to fester about whether he would join the Pittsburgh Steelers during either of the past two seasons, the four-time NFL MVP left little ambiguity about whether he will play for them — or anyone else — in 2027. Will 2026 be his final...
Don’t tell new offensive coordinator Brian Angelichio that the Steelers have too many quarterbacks
Complaints that the Pittsburgh Steelers have too many quarterbacks for their own good? New offensive coordinator Brian Angelichio doesn’t want to hear them. After all, he is coming off a season in which his former employer would have killed for that kind of QB depth. “Yeah, in Minnesota, we had...
Steelers notes: Rookie WR Germie Bernard passing early tests of his versatility
Germie Bernard was drafted with a resume of extensive playing time at all three traditional wide receiver spots while in college. Only a handful of practice sessions into his pro career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Bernard already is showing off that versatility. “We want to see where Germie can move...
For 1st rep of OTAs, Steelers move Troy Fautanu to LT, Mason McCormick to LG
If the first practice rep for the 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers means anything, it signals a shift in the configuration of the offensive line. For the first 11-on-11 reps involving veteran players in advance of the coming season, Troy Fautanu and Mason McCormick were on the left side of the offensive...
Aaron Rodgers officially signs with Steelers, jumps right into 1st OTA session
Like the most of the rank-and-file members of Steelers Nation, Aaron Rodgers’ past-and-now-present teammates had an inkling he was rejoining the team. But, not unlike the fans, until Rodgers put pen to paper in signing a one-year contract Monday, not even those who will work closest with him in the...
Steelers’ 2026 schedule features gauntlet starting in Week 10
Television networks have long agreed that the Pittsburgh Steelers draw eyeballs. During a post-bye stretch this fall, the Steelers will have quite the audience week after week. The Steelers will play five consecutive games in high-profile viewing windows, making for one of the most notable themes of their 2026 schedule...
Steelers sign 6-foot-4 safety Makari Paige, replacing waived DB Cory Trice
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed safety Makari Paige on Wednesday, filing the roster spot that opened when they waived defensive back Cory Trice. Trice, a seventh-round pick in 2023, showed promise at times over his tenure with the Steelers but suffered myriad injuries. Trice appeared in just six regular-season games for...
Steelers president Art Rooney II calls chance to play in Paris an ‘exciting moment for our organization’Video
The Olympics. The World Cup. Major European professional soccer championships. The Rugby World Cup. And now, the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 28-year-old Stade de France has hosted its share of major events over the years. Next is an NFL regular-season game. The league on Wednesday formally announced its slate of nine...
Steelers QB Drew Allar, Mike McCarthy pleased after 2-day cram session at rookie minicamp
Though Mike McCarthy gave all of his players off Sunday in acknowledgment of Mother’s Day, on the eve of it he was spending his quality time with someone else. “It was really good to have the one-on-one time,” McCarthy said Saturday, referring to Drew Allar. Rest assured no one will...
Steelers rookie camp notes: Penn State’s Gabriel Nwosu takes status as 296-pound punter in stride
There’s no truth to the rumor that Pittsburgh Steelers defensive line coach Domata Peko this weekend was asking people about the new prospect at his position the team had brought in for rookie minicamp. That big No. 39? He’s no defensive lineman. He’s a punter. “I mean, when we first...
From Mt. Lebanon youth fields to Steelers rookie camp, Alex Tecza, Eli Heidenreich stuck together
Their bond extends well beyond the field but has long been forged via football. Counting different iterations of age groups over the early portions of the past 15-20 years, who knows by now exactly how many teams that both Alex Tecza and Eli Heidenreich have played for? This weekend, one...
Brandon George, 3 other former Pitt players among invites to Steelers rookie minicamp
Linebacker Brandon George and three other former Pitt players are among those taking part in Pittsburgh Steelers rookie minicamp this weekend. The 40-player roster for the three days of work at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex includes the Steelers’ 10 draft picks, six undrafted rookie free agents and 12 players...
Aaron Rodgers reportedly coming to Pittsburgh, will discuss contract with Steelers
Rodgers Watch comes to the South Side this weekend. Aaron Rodgers will be in Pittsburgh and could sign a contract with the Steelers, according to a report from 93.7 FM that was corroborated by the NFL Network. A 42-year-old, four-time NFL MVP quarterback, Rodgers would be returning for a 22nd...
5 things to watch at Steelers rookie minicamp
It’s the first chance for dozens of players to take to an NFL practice field wearing NFL practice jerseys. And for many, it’s the only chance. Setting aside those who will be taking part in Pittsburgh Steelers rookie minicamp on a tryout basis — and therefore almost certainly won’t be...
Under Omar Khan, Steelers established trend of drafting champions
As Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Patrick Graham sat down to address media late last month in the immediate aftermath of the team taking cornerback Daylen Everette in the draft, the very first topic Graham addressed was that Everette came “from a good program down there in Georgia.” Indeed, Everette played...
3rd-round pick Daylen Everette has the size, demeanor Steelers look for in cornerbacksVideo
Of the 32 cornerbacks measured at the NFL Combine, only three weighed more than Daylen Everette’s 196 pounds. Among the cornerbacks who ran the 40-yard dash at the combine, only one had a faster time than Everette (4.38 seconds). It’s easy to see why the Pittsburgh Steelers were intrigued enough...
Steelers sign tight end Jaheim Bell
The Pittsburgh Steelers added another tight end to their roster with organized team activities on the horizon, signing Jaheim Bell on Monday. Bell, 24, appeared in 15 games as a rookie for the 2024 New England Patriots, who had drafted him in the seventh round. The 6-foot-2, 241-pound Bell played...
Attorney for Lions fan in DK Metcalf altercation: prosecutor’s decision has ‘no effect’ on civil case
The attorney representing the Detroit Lions fan involved in the December altercation with Pittsburgh Steelers receiver DK Metcalf brushed aside the decision by a prosecutor to decline to press charges. Jon Marko of Detroit-based Marko Law said last week’s announcement by the Wayne County prosecutor’s office that it is denying...
Size, speed, military background make Steelers’ Robert Spears-Jennings an atypical 7th-rounder
Content with his place among the organizational hierarchy — and perhaps self-aware of his lane and his strengths — Pittsburgh Steelers assistant head coach Joe Whitt Jr. gave an honest answer when asked when seventh-round pick Robert Spears-Jennings first got onto his personal radar. “When (the scouting department) gave me...
Prosecutor elects not to press charges against Steelers’ DK Metcalf for incident with Lions fan
Citing, in part, that the fan involved in the alleged incident was not injured, a prosecutor from the Detroit area denied a request to charge Pittsburgh Steelers receiver DK Metcalf for his role in an altercation with a Detroit Lions fan during a game in December. A spokesperson for the...
Gabriel Rubio joins father, Angel, in being drafted by Steelers — and post-career interest in firefighting
Angel Rubio and his son were making a two-hour drive Thursday morning from their home in the St. Louis area to a family cabin remote enough that it’s devoid of cellular service. “I don’t have to take any (calls or emails),” Rubio said with a chuckle via phone while on...
‘A lotta respect for that program’: Steelers again and again turn to Iowa players in draft
Growing up in Pittsburgh’s South Hills and starring in football at Upper St. Clair High School in the 1970s, it was only natural that Kirk Ferentz would be a fan of the Steelers. “I mean, how could you not be?” Ferentz said, referencing the burgeoning Steel Curtain dynasty. These days,...
Steelers bring back WR Brandon Johnson, release John Rhys Plumlee
The Pittsburgh Steelers brought back wide receiver Brandon Johnson, announcing his signing three days after the NFL Draft ended. Johnson, 27, has appeared in 23 NFL regular-season games, including three with the Steelers (with one catch) in 2024. Over 2022-23 as an undrafted rookie and second-year player with the Denver...
