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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...
Steelers targeting top wide receivers in latest mock drafts
The consensus among draft gurus remains that the Pittsburgh Steelers will select a receiver in the first round of the NFL Draft in April. However, on the heels of the scouting combine, an increasing number of analysts are projecting Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson as the pass-catcher wearing black and gold...
‘Mountainous’ Miami tackle Markel Bell has pre-draft visit with Steelers
Miami (Fla.) offensive tackle Markel Bell visited the Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice facility Friday as the team begins to host possible targets for the upcoming NFL Draft. Even among other linemen, Bell has massive size at 6-foot-9 and 346 pounds. He played two seasons for the Hurricanes, starting five games as...
Report: Steelers to release tight end Jonnu Smith after 1 season
Jonnu Smith’s tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers is ending after one season. The Steelers plan to release the veteran tight end in a move that saves the team $7 million against the cap, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Wednesday night. The 30-year-old Smith, acquired from the Miami Dolphins in a July...
Aaron Rodgers says he moved out of beach house because of stalkers
Stalkers drove Aaron Rodgers out of his beach home, the quarterback said Wednesday while addressing the troubles he’s had in living the private life he desires. The four-time NFL MVP also blasted individuals who’ve tried to dig up information on his wife, calling it an “obsession” by some that he...
Steelers should avoid early-round QBs in 2026 NFL Draft, says Ben Roethlisberger
Rather than search for their next quarterback early in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ all-time leading passer wants the team to prioritize other needs first. “I think too many teams try and get a quarterback … and they build a team around a quarterback,” retired quarterback Ben Roethlisberger...
Penn State’s Drew Allar has no regrets about final year, believes he owns strongest arm in draftVideo
About 15 months ago, quarterback Drew Allar chose to return to Penn State for his senior season, hoping to chase a national championship and solidify his NFL Draft stock as a top pick. Nothing went quite as he imagined. The Nittany Lions had a disastrous season, leading to coach James...
Penn State TE, North Allegheny grad Khalil Dinkins hopes NFL teams look beyond his stats
Khalil Dinkins wants to be the latest Penn State tight end to find a spot in the NFL, joining former teammates Tyler Warren, Theo Johnson and Brenton Strange. His pass-catching numbers don’t rival those recent Nittany Lions stars, but an invite to the NFL combine gave the 6-foot-4, 251-pound Dinkins...
Mock drafts entering NFL Combine link Steelers with 1st-round receivers
Five mock drafters concurred this week that the Pittsburgh Steelers should take a receiver in the first round, but they disagreed on who that pass catcher will be. With the 21st overall pick, they predicted the Steelers might select Washington’s Denzel Boston, USC’s Makai Lemon or another wideout all together....
Report: Steelers rank last among NFL’s 32 franchises in player union’s report cards
The Pittsburgh Steelers ranked last among the league’s 32 franchises in the NFL Players Association’s annual report cards, according to ESPN, with players citing an unwillingness by ownership to invest in facilities. The Steelers received low grades in several categories, according to unreleased survey results published Thursday by ESPN. The...
At 62, Mike McCarthy questioned whether Steelers job ‘was well past me’
Mike McCarthy knew the Pittsburgh Steelers’ history of hiring young head coaches, making him think his job chances maybe passed him by. Chuck Noll was 37 when the Steelers hired him, while Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin were 34. And unlike those first-time head coaches, McCarthy, who turned 62 in...
Mike McCarthy prepares for ‘both scenarios’ as Steelers await Aaron Rodgers’ decision
As the Pittsburgh Steelers await a decision from Aaron Rodgers, coach Mike McCarthy is making plans for an offense with and without him. The first-year Steelers coach didn’t reveal any news about Rodgers’ future while appearing on a Wisconsin radio station Friday. But McCarthy said he is building variables into...
NFL Draft analyst: Trading picks might be right move for Steelers
As the owners of 12 draft picks, the Pittsburgh Steelers can add premium players to the roster, but those newcomers might not all arrive in this April’s draft. General manager Omar Khan could trade some picks, possibly to add a veteran player or additional selections in a deep 2027 draft,...
Former Steelers safety Mike Wagner, key member of Steel Curtain defense, dies
Four-time Super Bowl champion Mike Wagner, a ballhawk at safety and a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor, has died. He was 76. The Steelers, for whom Wagner played all 10 of his NFL seasons, announced his death Wednesday night. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of...
Ex-Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger discusses personal ‘transformation,’ avoids podcast feud with Joey Porter
There was no mention of the criticism he faced from a former teammate, but Ben Roethlisberger briefly touched on his own maturation process in the latest episode of his podcast. The retired Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback steered clear of the controversy stirred up last week by ex-linebacker Joey Porter Sr., who...
