Joe Rutter stories, Page 61
Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. predicts Pitt’s Kenny Pickett will go to Steelers in 1st round
Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett is considered a first-round talent in the upcoming NFL Draft, and two noted prognosticators have the Pittsburgh Steelers taking him with the No. 20 overall pick. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. and NFL Network’s Lance Zierlein each kept Pickett in his adopted home city in their respective...
Center/guard J.C. Hassenauer signs 1-year contract tender with Steelers
J.C. Hassenauer, who finished the 2021 season as the starting center for the Pittsburgh Steelers, signed his one-year exclusive rights tender for next season. Hassenauer, 26, is heading into his third NFL season and will compete for a backup spot along the interior of the offensive line in 2022. He...
Former Ohio State teammates ‘hurting’ after death of Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins
Dwayne Haskins was still on the mind of Ryan Day when the Ohio State football coach conducted a news conference Monday morning. Day opened his media session by paying tribute to Haskins, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback who was killed Saturday morning when he was struck by a dump truck on...
Steelers’ Cameron Heyward to receive honorary doctorate from Carlow
Just call him Dr. Heyward. Cameron Heyward, known for his considerable charity work when he’s not manning the defensive line for the Pittsburgh Steelers, will receive an honorary Doctorate of Science degree May 8 — two days after his 33rd birthday — when he is the keynote speaker at the...
Dwayne Haskins is latest Pittsburgh athlete to die during playing career
Dwayne Haskins was trying to get his once-promising NFL career back on track with the Pittsburgh Steelers when he died Saturday at age 24 after being struck by a vehicle in Florida. The former first-round draft pick had completed his first season with the Steelers and was planning to compete...
ILB Rob Spillane signs restricted free agent tender with Steelers
Inside linebacker Robert Spillane, a restricted free agent, signed his one-year tender Friday, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced Friday. Spillane’s tender is worth $2.433 million. Spillane provides depth behind starters Myles Jack, who joined the Steelers in free agency, and Devin Bush. In 14 games last season that included four starts,...
North Carolina QB Sam Howell visits with Steelers
Another day, another top quarterback prospect meeting with the Pittsburgh Steelers. North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell is conducting a Top 30 visit Friday at the team’s UPMC Rooney Sports Complex facility. On Thursday, Cincinnati’s Desmond Ridder visited with the Steelers. The Steelers also hosted Clemson safety Nolan Turner on Friday....
After testing waters in free agency, Ahkello Witherspoon embraces return to Steelers secondary
Ahkello Witherspoon took a patient approach to his first season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and it led to a starting job at cornerback by the end of the season. Things worked out so well for the 27-year-old cornerback that he used the same tactic in free agency. Witherspoon bided his...
Steelers signing former Browns, Eagles LB Genard Avery to 1-year deal
To bolster the depth at outside linebacker, the Pittsburgh Steelers are signing veteran Genard Avery, formerly of the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles, to a one-year contract. Avery, who turns 27 in April, was a fifth-round pick of the Browns in 2018 out of Memphis. He will compete for a...
As market cools, Steelers need reinforcements at safety, receiver, running back
Almost two weeks after the legal tampering period opened and a dozen days after free agents could sign contracts, the NFL market predictably has slowed to a crawl. Most of the big name players already have signed and those who remain on the market are waiting for a satisfactory contract...
Free agent additions James Daniels, Mason Cole beef up interior of Steelers offensive line
For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers will begin offseason workouts next month not certain about the identity of their starting center. Unlike 2021, it won’t be because of a shortage of veteran options. Thanks to the organization’s efforts in free agency, there will be candidates aplenty...
Upper St. Clair’s Doug Whaley, 2 others, interview for Steelers’ GM position
In addition to being active in free agency, the Pittsburgh Steelers continue to be busy interviewing candidates for the general manager position that Kevin Colbert will vacate after the NFL Draft. The Steelers announced Saturday that they interviewed three additional candidates in the past week: Jerry Reese, Rick Spielman and...
James Washington becomes 3rd Steelers receiver to depart, signs with Cowboys
James Washington is going back to his home state. Washington is leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers after four seasons, agreeing to a one-year contract Friday with the Dallas Cowboys. Washington was born in Stamford, Texas, and he attended college at Oklahoma State and was the Steelers’ second-round pick in the 2018...
After losing Ray-Ray McCloud, Steelers sign return specialist Gunner Olszewski
The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t waste any time finding a replacement for returner Ray-Ray McCloud. Less than a day after McCloud agreed to terms on a two-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers, the Steelers are signing Gunner Olszewski. Olszewski, who was with the New England Patriots, will get a two-year...
JuJu Smith-Schuster agrees to 1-year contract with Chiefs, leaves Steelers after 5 seasons
Kansas City, here JuJu Smith-Schuster comes. The 25-year-old wide receiver and fan favorite since his arrival in 2017 ended his five-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers when he agreed to a contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. Smith-Schuster is getting a one-year, $10.75 million deal from the Chiefs, who courted...
Return man, receiver Ray-Ray McCloud leaves Steelers for 2-year deal with 49ers
Ray-Ray McCloud has cashed in on his career-best season with a free-agent contract from the San Francisco 49ers. The deal is for two years and can be worth as much as $10.4 million. He is the first Steelers player to leave the team in free agency. In his second year...
Report: Ahkello Witherspoon returns to Steelers on 2-year contract
Cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon is returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers on a two-year contract, CBS Sports reported. Acquired in a trade with Seattle before the 2021 season, Witherspoon finished the season in the starting lineup and became a free agent Wednesday. The Steelers already signed cornerback Levi Wallace to a two-year,...
Chance to win enticed inside linebacker Myles Jack to sign with Steelers in free agency
Mike Tomlin didn’t have to say much to convince free-agent linebacker Myles Jack to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers. “The first thing he said was we’re trying to win a championship, and we need that on defense,” Jack said Thursday after signing his two-year, $16 million contract. “Once he said...
Playing for Steelers is ‘definitely where I wanted to be,’ says Mitch Trubisky
It was barely an hour into the NFL’s legal tampering period Monday when the Pittsburgh Steelers, notorious bystanders early in free agency, made a headline-grabbing move. They signed quarterback Mitch Trubisky to a two-year contract to compete for the starting job vacated by Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement. Trubisky had a chance...
Steelers release ILB Joe Schobert after 1 season with organization
A day after agreeing to a two-year, $16 million contract with free agent inside linebacker Myles Jack, the Pittsburgh Steelers made the anticipated move of releasing one of last year’s starters, Joe Schobert. Schobert had his contract terminated Thursday, bringing the Steelers a $7.834 million savings off the salary cap....
Steelers add another top free agent, agree to terms with LB Myles Jack
The Pittsburgh Steelers saved $5 million Wednesday by releasing right tackle Zach Banner, and then they used that savings to sign one of the top inside linebackers on the free agent market. Myles Jack, a six-year veteran released by Jacksonville a day earlier, agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract,...
Steelers release RT Zach Banner; QB Dwayne Haskins signs contract tender
On the first day free agency officially opened in the NFL, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced quarterback Dwayne Haskins signed his $2.54 million restricted free agent tender. Moves that were agreed upon in the two-day legal tampering period can become official after 4 p.m. The Steelers also terminated the contract of...
Steelers add former Cardinals, Vikings center/guard Mason Cole in free agency
In their second free-agent signing on the first day of the NFL’s legal tampering period, the Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to terms Monday with center/guard Mason Cole. ESPN reported Cole will sign a three-year contract when the new NFL calendar season begins Wednesday. His signing comes on the same day the...
Steelers to sign free-agent QB Mitchell Trubisky to 2-year contract
Not wasting any time diving into the free-agent market, the Pittsburgh Steelers are signing quarterback Mitchell Trubisky to a two-year contract. ESPN first reported the signing, which cannot become official until the new NFL calendar year begins Wednesday. The Steelers made the move about an hour into the 48-hour “legal...
NFL free agency outlook: Joe Schobert contract hangs over ILB position for Steelers
In a season when the defense slipped to No. 20 in the NFL in points and No. 24 in yards allowed, no position on that side of the ball for the Pittsburgh Steelers was scrutinized more than inside linebacker. Devin Bush didn’t show the burst or aggressiveness required for the...
