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Steelers adding running back Travis Homer to bolster special teams
The Pittsburgh Steelers are bolstering their special teams by signing running back Travis Homer. The seven-year veteran previously played for the Seattle Seahawks and Chicago Bears. ESPN and NFL Network reported Monday that Homer was signing with the Steelers. The 27-year-old played more than 60% of his team’s special-teams snaps...
Plenty of position flexibility among offensive linemen in upcoming NFL Draft
Utah’s Spencer Fano is one of the top-rated offensive tackles in the upcoming NFL Draft, but might the 6-foot-5, 311-pounder be better at guard? Or maybe even center? Many of the top offensive tackles projected as early picks in next month’s draft have position flexibility, said ESPN draft analyst Mel...
Offensive lineman Ryan McCollum returns to Steelers on 1-year contract
The Pittsburgh Steelers brought back offensive lineman Ryan McCollum, who served as the team’s backup center the past two seasons. McCollum signed a one-year contract. The 28-year-old appeared in 24 games over the past two seasons and started twice in 2024 when center Zach Frazier was injured. McCollum spent the...
Bednarik Award-winning linebacker among 4 NFL Draft prospects visiting Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers welcomed four more NFL Draft prospects on Friday including the Chuck Bednarik Award winner. Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez was joined by North Dakota State quarterback Cole Payton, Washington cornerback Tacario Davis and Georgia Tech offensive lineman Keylan Rutledge. The draft is April 23-25 in Pittsburgh. Newly...
ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. expresses fondness for Pittsburgh, excited for city to host NFL Draft
The longtime face of NFL Draft season is a big fan of the traveling roadshow approach used nowadays for the marquee offseason event. “I can’t wait to be up in Pittsburgh,” said ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr., the most famous of the NFL draftniks. For about a decade now, the draft...
Pitt linebacker Kyle Louis among 2 NFL Draft prospects visiting Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers met with two draft prospects on the defensive side of the ball Thursday, including one from just next door. Pitt linebacker Kyle Louis and Illinois defensive lineman James Thompson made predraft visits to the Steelers’ facilities. Pitt shares a South Side practice complex with the Steelers, so...
Newest Steelers defensive lineman Sebastian Joseph-Day proves versatile on and off field
Defensive lineman Sebastian Joseph-Day once reviewed restaurants for a YouTube series and later served as co-host for boxer Mike Tyson’s podcast, a unique versatility that carries over to the football field. A 6-foot-4, 310-pounder with a Super Bowl ring, Joseph-Day has played various positions across the defensive front, from nose...
Miami QB Carson Beck among 2 NFL Draft prospects visiting Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers hosted Miami (Fla.) quarterback Carson Beck and San Diego State cornerback Chris Johnson on Tuesday to take a closer look at two possible targets for the upcoming NFL Draft. The 6-foot-5, 223-pound Beck, a three-year starter, led Miami to the national championship game in January. He completed...
New Steelers safety, Gateway product Jaquan Brisker on Pittsburgh: ‘They say it’s amazing. I always knew that.’
Jaquan Brisker never got to watch a Pittsburgh Steelers game in person while growing up around Monroeville, rooting then for Antonio Brown and Troy Polamalu. The former Gateway and Penn State safety never got to play at Acrisure Stadium in high school or college, either. So the 26-year-old was understandably...
Former Steelers cornerback Darius Slay retires
Darius Slay, who played the final games of his 13-year NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, announced his retirement Monday. A six-time Pro Bowl pick, Slay won a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024. The 35-year-old announced his retirement on social media with a post that highlighted his...
2 Steelers among top NFL Performance-Based Pay recipients for 2025
The NFL announced its annual Performance-Based Pay recipients, and two Pittsburgh Steelers were near the top of the list. Steelers guard Mason McCormick and linebacker Payton Wilson were among the players who received the most additional money for the 2025 season. McCormick got an extra $1.17 million in supplemental pay....
2 receiver prospects visit Steelers ahead of NFL DraftVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers hosted two receiver prospects Monday ahead of the upcoming NFL Draft. Cincinnati’s Jeff Caldwell and Kentucky’s Kendrick Law made top 30 prospect visits after each posted notable numbers at the scouting combine. Caldwell ran the 40-yard dash in 4.31 seconds. Law completed 21 reps on the bench...
Newest Steelers CB Jamel Dean can tackle, too
Jamel Dean flexed his coverage skills by picking off three passes last season, but the newly signed Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback also has some muscle to his game. The 6-foot-1, 206-pound defensive back says he won’t shy away from a tackle. “You play defense, so you’ve got to be able to...
Former Steelers punter Corliss Waitman signing with 49ers
Free-agent punter Corliss Waitman is signing with the San Francisco 49ers, ending his latest stint with the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to NFL Network. Waitman’s moves comes a few days after the Steelers elected to bring back veteran punter Cameron Johnston, who agreed to a one-year contract earlier this week. Johnston...
New Steelers RB Rico Dowdle says going undrafted continues to serve as motivation
Jaylen Warren reached out last season to fellow running back Rico Dowdle, offering words of respect to someone who’d entered the NFL in the same unceremonious way as him. Both were undrafted. “He (said he) liked my style of play, my game and stuff,” Dowdle recalled Friday after signing as...
Steelers adding free agent Sebastian Joseph-Day to defensive line
The Pittsburgh Steelers are adding some more size to their defensive front by signing free agent Sebastian Joseph-Day. The 6-foot-4, 310-pound defensive lineman agreed to a two-year, $11 million contract, according to ESPN. Joseph-Day, who turns 31 next week, played 17 games with 10 starts last season, his second with...
New Steelers WR Michael Pittman sees himself as perfect fit in Mike McCarthy’s offense
While on a fishing trip to Uganda with his brother, Michael Pittman Jr. learned he’d been traded to the Steelers, triggering a 20-hour journey to Pittsburgh with connecting flights in Ethiopia, Ivory Coast and New York City. “We actually ended the trip about six days early, but I thought that...
Steelers signing former Gateway, Penn State safety Jaquan Brisker
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ newest free-agent addition was hungering for some hometown pizza. Jaquan Brisker soon can order it whenever he wants. A Gateway and Penn State alum who played the past four seasons for the Chicago Bears, Brisker agreed to a one-year contract with the Steelers, according to a source....
Report: Steelers adding veteran safety Darnell Savage
The Pittsburgh Steelers are adding a veteran safety who entered the NFL as a first-round draft pick seven years ago. Darnell Savage, who played for three different teams last season, has agreed to a one-year contract with the Steelers, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Savage started 82 of 85...
Free agent lineman Isaac Seumalo leaving Steelers for Cardinals
The Pittsburgh Steelers need a new starter at left guard after Isaac Seumalo agreed Monday to sign as a free agent with the Arizona Cardinals. The 32-year-old offensive lineman played the past three seasons for the Steelers and earned Pro Bowl honors in 2024. Seumalo received a three-year, $31.5 million...
Steelers add top-rated free agent cornerback Jamel Dean
Cornerback was an obvious position of need for the Pittsburgh Steelers this offseason, so they quickly addressed those concerns twice on Monday. Hours after re-signing one of their own cornerbacks, the Steelers added another in former Tampa Bay starter Jamel Dean, who Pro Football Focus rated as the fifth-best free...
Former Steelers cornerback James Pierre signing with Vikings
The Pittsburgh Steelers are losing one cornerback to free agency. James Pierre will capitalize on his breakout 2025 season and sign as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings, according to an NFL Network report Monday. Pierre agreed to a two-year, $8.5 million contract with $3.7 million guaranteed, according to...
Report: Steelers re-sign cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. to 1-year deal
The Pittsburgh Steelers made their first move of free agency by re-signing cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. to a one-year deal, according to reports. The move to bring back the five-year veteran came hours before the NFL’s legal tampering period began at noon Monday, when pending free agents can negotiate with...
Steelers MVP Kenneth Gainwell joining Buccaneers as free agent
The Pittsburgh Steelers team MVP is headed elsewhere as a free agent. Running back Kenneth Gainwell, who led the Steelers in receptions last season, agreed to a two-year, $14 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to reports. He was the second former Steelers player lost to free agency...
Analyst: Draft not as strong at WR, but Steelers could pick 1
The upcoming NFL Draft offers plenty of help for teams in need of wide receivers, even if the class doesn’t feature an obvious breakout star. ESPN analyst Jordan Reid said an unusually large number of receivers could come off the board in first three rounds. But in terms of high-end...
