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Steelers tender Aaron Rodgers contract with 10% raise, hold his exclusive rights once camp startsVideo
A procedural deadline passed in NFL free agency Monday, and the Pittsburgh Steelers acted via a method that makes it a little more likely that they keep Aaron Rodgers. The Steelers extended a UFA tender to the 42-year-old, four-time NFL MVP quarterback, offering a salary at 110% of what he...
2 tight ends, including USC’s Luke McRee, among Steelers’ undrafted free agent signings
USC’s Luke McRee was among a pair of tight ends and four others who signed as undrafted free agents with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Arizona State’s Chamon Metayer was other tight end, with Indiana cornerback Devan Boykin, Missouri linebacker Daylan Carnell, Kansas kicker Laith Marjan and Syracuse defensive lineman Kevin Jobity...
Steelers invite Mt. Lebanon’s Alex Tecza, a Navy fullback, to rookie minicamp
Another member of the Mt. Lebanon’s PIAA championship team is headed to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Alex Tecza will join former Mt. Lebanon and Navy teammate Eli Heidenreich at Steelers rookie minicamp May 8-10 at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. The official social media account of the Navy football team posted...
Howard? Rudolph? Allar? Reminiscent of 2018, Steelers have decisions to make at QB
A veteran future Hall of Fame returning starter. A trusted longtime backup. The previous year’s late-round rookie who turned some heads. And added to the mix is a third-round draft pick with intriguing pedigree. That likely will be the 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback position room once training camp opens in...
Steelers stick to their draft board – and it led them to an offense-heavy haul this year
One by one, over a span of about 46 hours, the Pittsburgh Steelers put together what has the appearance of their own little starting lineup on offense. First came the tackle Thursday. Then the wide receiver, with a quarterback soon to follow. That evening ended with an interior offensive lineman,...
Eli Heidenreich bio: Steelers’ 7th-round pick (230th overall) in 2026 NFL Draft
Eli Heidenreich Seventh-round pick, No. 230 overall Running back/wide receiver, Navy 6-foot, 198 pounds Stats: Team-high 51 receptions, school-record 941 receiving yards and school record-tying six receiving touchdowns this past season. Hometown: Mt. Lebanon "This guy does everything" @KyleBrandt Remember the name Eli Heidenreich @EHeidenreich44 @NavyFB pic.twitter.com/fGJQup2K1p— Good Morning Football...
Steelers draft Oklahoma safety Robert Spears-Jennings early in 7th round
The Pittsburgh Steelers were looking at Robert Spears-Jennings early in the day during the draft Saturday. When they selected for the fourth time that day, they finally made the call for Spears-Jennings. “I was surprised,” assistant head coach/secondary Joe Whitt Jr. said of Spears-Jennings still being available in the seventh...
Gabriel Rubio: Steelers’ 6th-round pick (210th overall) in 2026 NFL Draft
Gabriel Rubio Sixth-round pick, No. 210 overall Defensive lineman, Notre Dame 6-foot-5, 321 pounds Stats: In his 39-game college career, Rubio had 66 tackles (27 solo, 7 for loss) with 1½ sacks and a forced fumble. Hometown: St. Louis Notre Dame DT #97 Gabriel Rubio TOSSES a 3rd year starter...
‘Just a blue-collar, gritty guy’: Steelers take Indiana FB Riley Nowakowski in 5th round
In the first draft under offensive-minded head coach Mike McCarthy, the Pittsburgh Steelers continued to address that side of the ball in adding Indiana’s Riley Nowakowski with a fifth-round choice Saturday. Nowakowski, who was taken 169th overall, is being listed as a fullback by the Steelers. He was regarded as...
Kaden Wetjen bio: Steelers’ 4th-round pick (121st overall) in 2026 NFL Draft
Kaden Wetjen Fourth-round pick, No. 121 overall Return specialist/wide receiver, Iowa 5-foot-9, 193 pounds Stats: Had an FBS-most 1,039 return yards (punt and kickoff) in 2025, and also led the nation in punt-return average (26.8 yards) while ranking second in kickoff return average (29.8). Hometown: Williamsburg, Iowa Tidbits: Each of...
Gennings Dunker bio: Steelers’ 3rd-round pick (96th overall) in 2026 NFL draft
Gennings Dunker Third-round pick, No. 96 overall Guard, Iowa 6-foot-5, 319 pounds Stats: Iowa’s rushing offense ranked second in the Big Ten in 2024 and fourth this past season. Dunker was charged with two sacks and 10 pressures in 13 games this season. Hometown: Lena, Ill. Tidbits: Dunker is a...
Germie Bernard bio: Steelers’ 2nd-round pick (47th overall) in 2026 NFL draft
Germie Bernard Second-round pick, No. 47 overall Wide receiver, Alabama 6-foot-1, 206 pounds Stats: Led team as a senior with 64 receptions, 862 receiving yards and seven touchdowns in 14 games. Also had a team-high 50 catches in 2024 (with 794 yards and two touchdowns). Hometown: Las Vegas Tidbits: Spent...
He didn’t play football until college, but Max Iheanachor became a Steelers’ 1st-round pick
As he introduced Max Iheanachor for an introductory news conference Friday at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II noted that Iheanachor had made it there from his home in Los Angeles in less than 12 hours from the point he was drafted in the first round...
Eagles celebrate trading up to snatch WR Makai Lemon away from SteelersVideo
The Flyers aren’t the only Philadelphia team getting the best of Pittsburgh this week. On Thursday night, the Eagles swooped in and grabbed the Steelers’ man. USC wide receiver Makai Lemon was on the phone with representatives from the Steelers as the Steelers’ pick approached in the first round of...
Steelers draft Georgia CB Daylen Everette, Iowa guard Gennings Dunker in 3rd round
When Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Patrick Graham first met Daylen Everette, the first thing that stood out to him was the then-Georgia cornerback’s size. “He’s well put together in terms of build,” Graham said late Friday evening after the Steelers took Everette with the second of three third-round picks they...
Steelers select Arizona State OT Max Iheanachor with 1st-round pick
For the third time in four years, the Pittsburgh Steelers went with an offensive tackle as their first-round draft pick. Arizona State’s Max Iheanachor was the Steelers’ selection at No. 21 overall Thursday night. Though he was the sixth offensive tackle taken, Iheanachor is believed to have among the highest...
Chris Adamski’s Steelers mock draft: Start with playmaking WR, worry about O-line later
After a free-agency period in which general manager Omar Khan did an excellent job filling out the top of the depth chart across offense and defense, the initial general consensus was the Pittsburgh Steelers would not have to draft for need. As that draft clock on the North Shore ticks...
With NFL’s eyes on North Shore, Steelers football staff will be plotting team’s future on the South Side
Mike McCarthy first worked on an NFL coaching staff in 1993. A Super Bowl winner and potential future Hall of Famer, McCarthy has seemingly seen it all over that time. Well, except for one thing. “I laugh,” the Pittsburgh Steelers coach said this week, “because my mother asks me every...
Mike McCarthy wants versatility in his wide receivers — this draft class offers that for Steelers
For the Pittsburgh Steelers’s bad luck with this weak quarterback draft class, they seem to have more than made up for it at another important offensive position of need. Over the past couple years, the Steelers believed they could target a long-term QB of the future in 2026 — only...
Short arms, big game: Clemson DT Peter Woods expected to be 1st-round pick
Four years ago, Pittsburgh’s mainstream football fans were introduced to the minutiae of body-part size and how it relates to the NFL Draft by way of the discussion of Kenny Pickett’s hands. The measurement causing discussion ahead of the 2026 draft is the arm length for Peter Woods. Woods, a...
Steelers in ‘great communication’ with Aaron Rodgers — but still eager to add QB in draft
Before either he or coach Mike McCarthy took any questions during the annual Pittsburgh Steelers pre-draft news conference Monday, general manager Omar Khan wanted to get the requisite Aaron Rodgers update out of the way. “I know you guys are going to ask me on Aaron,” Khan said from UPMC...
NFL mock draft: TribLive’s Chris Adamski’s predicts the 1st round in Pittsburgh
With the level of anticipation befitting an official countdown clock not far from the draft stage’s site on the North Shore, the NFL Draft finally begins Thursday in Pittsburgh. Rest assured that each of the 32 teams began their draft preparations for just about as long as the clock has...
Steelers LT Broderick Jones ‘limited’ at minicamp, ‘nothing’s changed’ in neck injury recovery
The Pittsburgh Steelers opened up their voluntary minicamp Monday with starting left tackle Broderick Jones on hand and participating — to a degree. Jones did not play in the final six games last season after he suffered a neck injury, one from which he has not yet recovered fully. “Obviously,...
Amid strong group of safeties, Oregon’s Dillon Thieneman stands out with preparation
Each day during this past season while playing for Oregon, Dillon Thieneman woke up at precisely 5:20 a.m. On Mondays, Thieneman would break down film on an upcoming opponent’s tendencies on early downs and in the running game. One of this upcoming NFL Draft’s top safety prospects, Thieneman’s Tuesday film...
Tennessee CB duo Jermod McCoy, Colton Hood each expected to go in 1st round of draft
Two players at the same position from the same school going in the first round of an NFL Draft is relatively rare. But in a sign of the times in this modern era of college football, Jermod McCoy and Colton Hood never played a game together for Tennessee. Furthermore, McCoy...
