Joe Rutter stories, Page 124
New Steelers cornerback Steven Nelson brings ‘toughness’ to secondaryVideo
Among the offseason goals of the Pittsburgh Steelers is to find players in the secondary who can produce turnovers. New cornerback Steven Nelson believes he can bring such ball-hawking abilities to a unit that produced few interceptions last year. “I know this year will be different,” Nelson said Thursday when...
Nose tackle Dan McCullers reportedly returning to Steelers on 2-year deal
The Pittsburgh Steelers are maintaining continuity in terms of defensive line depth by re-signing backup nose tackle Daniel McCullers. ESPN reported the deal is for two seasons. McCullers, 26, has spent all five of his NFL seasons with the Steelers and his career stalled in 2017 when he appeared in...
Slot receiver Eli Rogers returns to Steelers on 2-year contract
The Pittsburgh Steelers are giving slot receiver Eli Rogers a chance to get his career back on track. Rogers returned to the team, signing a two-year contract Thursday morning. Rogers, 26, spent most of last season on the physically unable to perform list because of a torn ACL he sustained...
Report: Steelers to sign wide receiver Donte Moncrief to 2-year deal
The Pittsburgh Steelers took the first step toward filling their void at wide receiver Thursday morning when they agreed to terms veteran Donte Moncrief to a two-year contract, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported. The report comes less than 24 hours after the trade that sent All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown to...
Ben Roethlisberger extension could be next on quiet offseason agenda for Steelers
While Antonio Brown was introduced by the Oakland Raiders and Le’Veon Bell agreed to terms with the New York Jets, their former team had its customary ho-hum start to the new NFL calendar season. The Pittsburgh Steelers announced no splashy signings Wednesday, not even the reported three-year contract with former...
Steelers’ Kevin Colbert: Gaining picks was motivation to deal Antonio Brown
The chance to acquire extra picks for the 2019 draft was the main reason the Pittsburgh Steelers traded All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown to the Oakland Raiders, general manager Kevin Colbert said Wednesday afternoon. The trade was made official shortly after the new NFL calendar began at 4 p.m. The...
League year starts, Bud Dupree’s $9.2 million contract becomes guaranteed
When the clock struck 4 p.m. Wednesday, Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Bud Dupree became $9.2 million richer. Dupree’s fifth-year contract option became guaranteed with the start of the new NFL league season. “Go time,” Dupree wrote on his verified Twitter account. ??Go Time— Big Bud (@Bud_Dupree) March 13, 2019 The...
Over/under set at 1,200 rushing yards for Le’Veon Bell with Jets in 2019
No sooner had Le’Veon Bell agreed to a four-year, $52.5 million contract with the New York Jets on Wednesday than the oddsmakers started posting prop bets on how he will fare in his first season in the Big Apple. According to the site betonline.ag, the Jets have increased their odds...
Steelers re-sign punter Jordan Berry to 2-year deal
The Pittsburgh Steelers are keeping continuity in their special teams by re-signing punter Jordan Berry to a two-year contract Wednesday. Berry has served as the Steelers punter for the past four seasons. He was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent Wednesday afternoon. We have agreed to terms with P...
LB Anthony Chickillo returns to Steelers on 2-year, $8 million deal
The Pittsburgh Steelers retained their top backup outside linebacker Tuesday when they re-signed Anthony Chickillo to a two-year, $8 million contract. Chickillo, 26, was set to become a free agent Wednesday at 4 p.m. Instead, he returns to the organization that selected him in sixth-round of the 2015 draft. Chickillo...
Jesse James cashes in with $25 million contract from Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions made an offer that tight end Jesse James couldn’t refuse. One day after it was revealed that James, a Glassport native and former Penn State player, will leave the Steelers to sign with the Lions, NFL Network reported Tuesday that his contract is worth $25 million over...
Ryan Shazier to have contract tolled, remain with Steelers in 2019
The Pittsburgh Steelers gained some clarity on injured linebacker Ryan Shazier’s contract situation and announced Tuesday that his salary will be tolled for the 2019 season. While he continues his recovery from a spinal cord injury, Shazier will remain on the roster for the upcoming season and will be placed...
Steelers reportedly will sign cornerback Steven Nelson
Determined to upgrade their secondary, the Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to a three-year, $25.5 million contract with free agent cornerback Steven Nelson, NFL Network reported Tuesday night. The deal cannot be finalized until Wednesday at 4 p.m., the start of the new NFL calendar year. Nelson, who turned 26 in January,...
TE Jesse James reportedly leaving Steelers for Detroit Lions
It looks like the outlaw will be catching passes from a new gunslinger in 2019. Tight end Jesse James is leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers after four seasons and will sign a contract with the Detroit Lions, NFL Network reported Monday afternoon. When the free-agent signing becomes official at 4 p.m....
Challenge for Steelers is figuring out how to replace Antonio Brown’s productionVideo
How do you replace a perennial All-Pro who accounted for 28.5 percent of a team’s receptions, 32.4 percent of receiving yardage and 36.4 percent of touchdown catches over a record-setting six-year stretch? That’s the question the Pittsburgh Steelers are left to ponder now that they have a deal in place...
Antonio Brown will be traded to Oakland Raiders, gets new contract
Antonio Brown will be trading the black and gold for the black and silver in 2019. The 30-year-old wide receiver, who requested the Pittsburgh Steelers to trade him last month, unveiled a Twitter post Sunday morning showing him photoshopped in an Oakland Raiders uniform. He also posted a video on...
Antonio Brown indicates that trade coming in ‘less than 24 hours’
Antonio Brown predicts he will be employed by a new NFL team within “24 hours.” Brown, who reportedly scuttled a possible trade to the Buffalo Bills, posted a live Instagram video Friday afternoon in which he indicated that his nine-year tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers is about to come to...
Report: Steelers will trade RT Marcus Gilbert for 6th-round draft pick
One day after signing two of their offensive linemen to contracts, the Pittsburgh Steelers are cutting ties with another. ESPN reported Friday afternoon the Steelers will trade oft-injured right tackle Marcus Gilbert to the Arizona Cardinals for a sixth-round draft choice. Steelers are shopping starting RT Marcus Gilbert for a...
Steelers’ reported talks to send Antonio Brown to Bills don’t pan out
The Pittsburgh Steelers won’t be shuffling wide receiver Antonio Brown off to Buffalo after all . After the NFL Network reported late Thursday night that the Steelers were “closing in” on a deal that would send Brown to the Buffalo Bills, talks were broken off Friday when the 30-year-old receiver...
Steelers sign offensive linemen Maurkice Pouncey, Ramon Foster to contracts
Ensuring the core of their offensive line will remain intact a little while longer, the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday signed center Maurkice Pouncey to a three-year contract and guard Ramon Foster to a two-year deal. Pouncey had one year left on his contract, and Foster was set to become an...
‘Arrow’ pointing up for former Central Valley star WR Robert Foster
Unlike a year ago, Robert Foster has some clarity about his NFL future. Foster, the former Central Valley star wide receiver, emerged as one of the unlikely success stories in the NFL last season, and the Buffalo Bills are hoping he can build on his progress in 2019. Last week...
Michigan’s Bush, LSU’s Williams the latest mock picks for Steelers
With the NFL Combine in the rearview mirror, some national draft analysts have revamped their mock drafts for the Pittsburgh Steelers. NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah has the Steelers losing out on the top two inside linebackers available in the draft, and he predicts they will take LSU cornerback Greedy Williams...
Report: Steelers could have deal to trade Antonio Brown by Friday
The Pittsburgh Steelers could have a deal in place to trade All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown by Friday, according to a report by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Teams that have spoken to the Steelers about a potential Antonio Brown trade have been told that a deal is expected to be in...
Restricted free agents Finney, Grimble reportedly receive contract tenders
The Pittsburgh Steelers took steps toward retaining restricted free agents B.J. Finney and Xavier Grimble when they reportedly made tenders to each player Wednesday. According to separate NFL Network reports, the Steelers offered Finney, a 27-year-old guard/center, a $3.095 million second-round tender. Any team can try to sign Finney but...
Tag deadline passes, Steelers’ Le’Veon Bell officially becomes free agent
Le’Veon Bell officially became a free agent Tuesday when, as promised, the Pittsburgh Steelers did not apply the transition tag to the 27-year-old running back. Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said Feb. 20 that the organization would not apply the transition or more costly franchise tag to Bell, who held...
