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Steelers extend contract of GM Kevin Colbert for 1 more year
Kevin Colbert will remain with the Pittsburgh Steelers for at least one more year. The Steelers announced Monday that Colbert, 64, has signed a one-year contract extension that runs through the 2022 NFL Draft. Colbert has been employed by the Steelers since 2000, serving first as director of football operations...
Steelers bring back guard/center B.J. Finney on 1-year contract
A familiar face is coming back to provide depth for the Pittsburgh Steelers on the interior of their offensive line. B.J. Finney, a 29-year-old guard/center, is returning to the organization that employed him from 2015-19. He signed a one-year contract with the Steelers on Friday. Finney is a candidate to...
After his release from Buffalo, WR John Brown thinks Steelers could be a fit
Veteran wide receiver John Brown is looking for a new home after being released by the Buffalo Bills. He thinks Pittsburgh could be a potential destination. One day after he was cut loose in a salary-cap move, Brown said the Steelers and Indianapolis Colts are two teams he wouldn’t mind...
NFL awards Steelers compensatory pick in 4th-round of draft
Anticipation was that the Pittsburgh Steelers might be awarded two compensatory draft picks this year based on free-agent losses in the 2020 offseason. Instead, they got just one. When the NFL released the compensatory picks list Wednesday, the Steelers were awarded a pick in the fourth round, the 35th pick...
Steelers get WR, return specialist Ray-Ray McCloud under contract for 1 year
The Pittsburgh Steelers got one of their restricted free agents under contract Wednesday when they signed wide receiver/returner Ray-Ray McCloud to a one-year deal. McCloud, who spent the 2020 season with the Steelers after being signed in training camp, played in all 16 games and was credited with two starts....
NFL sets salary cap at $182.5M; Steelers have about $6.1M to spend
With the NFL salary cap figure being set at $182.5 million Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Steelers finally know how much room they will have to spend once free agency begins next week. It’s not much. Barring any further contracts being restructured, the Steelers will enter free agency approximately $6.1 million under...
Steelers re-sign linebacker/safety Marcus Allen to 1-year contract
Marcus Allen, drafted as a safety before being converted to inside linebacker last season, signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday. Allen was an exclusive rights free agent. Allen, 24, got his first significant playing time in 2020, his third NFL season. A safety at Penn State,...
Draft analyst sees Steelers taking UNC running back Javonte Williams in 1st round
NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah sees the Pittsburgh Steelers taking a running back in the first round. Just not the player who is on the top of most scout’s draft boards. Alabama’s Najee Harris is considered the top runner in this year’s class, but Jeremiah recently moved another power...
As expected, Steelers don’t use franchise tag on OLB Bud Dupree, WR JuJu Smith-Schuster
The deadline for NFL teams to use the franchise tag passed at 4 p.m. Tuesday, and the Pittsburgh Steelers declined to use it on outside linebacker Bud Dupree. For just the second time in the past five years, the Steelers didn’t tag any of their players. The Steelers tagged Dupree...
Steelers sign center J.C. Hassenauer to 1-year contract
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed one of their three remaining exclusive rights free agents Monday when they retained center J.C. Hassenauer on a one-year contract. Hassenauer made his NFL debut with the Steelers in 2020 and played in 15 games, starting three at center and one at left guard. His deal...
Steelers sign QB Ben Roethlisberger to new contract for 2021 season
Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to a contract Thursday that includes a pay cut for the two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback and provides some much-needed salary cap relief for the organization. The contract is for one year and $14 million, according to national reports, and is $5 million less...
Pro Football Hall of Fame to put tickets on sale for 2021 class enshrinement ceremony
Fans wishing to make the short drive from Pittsburgh to Canton, Ohio, for the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement of the class of 2021 can begin purchasing tickets at 10 a.m. Friday. The eight-member 2021 class includes former Pittsburgh Steelers guard Alan Faneca and late scout and personnel man...
Collectors can take bite out of Jack Lambert mementos, including empty teeth holder
“Teeth not included.” That is the final line in the description for Lot. No. 590 of the Lelands Spring Classic collection, and it pertains to perhaps the most unusual item the famed auction house ever has put on the block. It is the container that once held Jack Lambert’s teeth....
Minus NFL Combine, Steelers preparing for draft process that relies on college pro days
The only sound emanating from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis next month will be basketballs bouncing off a hardwood surface. There will be no clicking of stopwatches as scouts time players running the 40-yard dash. No barbells clanging from 300-pound linemen trying to eke out another rep in the bench...
Steelers LB Devin Bush: Rehab from torn ACL is ‘going good’ 4 months post-surgery
Four months since he had surgery to repair a torn ACL, Devin Bush is optimistic he is on track for a healthy return next season. The 22-year-old inside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers provided an update on his recovery Thursday during a 15-minute question and answer session with fans. “Rehab...
Report: Agent confirms that Ben Roethlisberger will be back with Steelers for 2021 season
It looks like Ben Roethlisberger will be sticking around with the Pittsburgh Steelers for another season. Agent Ryan Tollner told NFL Network on Tuesday that the Steelers want his client to return for an 18th season. Roethlisberger, who turns 39 in March, is signed through the 2021 season, but the...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin tests positive for covid-19
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has tested positive for covid-19, according to an NFL Network report Monday. Tomlin tweeted Monday he is only experiencing “minimal symptoms” and is “in good health.” “I want to thank everyone who reached out to express their concern for my health,” the tweet read in...
Steelers take step toward reducing bloated salary cap figure in 2021 season
The first of what could be several contract restructures occurred Monday when the Pittsburgh Steelers reworked the contract of Pro Bowl defensive tackle Cameron Heyward. According to an NFL Network report, Heyward had most of his $10.5 million in salary for 2021 converted to a signing bonus that will be...
Staff changes just one piece of puzzle toward Steelers improving 32nd-ranked running game
The plan to correct the deficiencies in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ running game is akin to putting together a puzzle. All of the pieces must interlock and have the same message when connected properly. The puzzle was jumbled for much of the 2020 season, and the result was the worst rushing...
Salary cap decisions await Steelers, Kevin Colbert as new league year approaches
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ financial situation continued to improve this week, and for the third time this offseason, they didn’t do a single thing to make it happen. They didn’t have to cut a player or extend a contract to provide salary cap relief. With the NFL announcing an increase of...
Backup plan remains fluid for Steelers at quarterback position
Some NFL observers saw the Pittsburgh Steelers sign a former first-round draft pick last month and projected him to be an heir apparent to soon-to-be 39-year-old Ben Roethlisberger. General manager Kevin Colbert, the man responsible for offering Dwayne Haskins a futures contract, took a pragmatic approach to the signing of...
Kevin Colbert more concerned about improving Steelers than his contract status
Kevin Colbert has been working on a year-to-year basis as general manager of the Pittsburgh Steelers since he requested not to have his contract extended in July 2019. Colbert, who is 64 and has worked for the Steelers since 2000, has a deal that runs through May and the conclusion...
Steelers GM Kevin Colbert would ‘love’ to find a way to keep Bud Dupree
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ salary-cap woes are well documented, and with 18 players set to hit unrestricted free agency in a month, the roster in 2021 is bound to look vastly different than the one that lost to Cleveland in the AFC wild-card round. General manager Kevin Colbert would love to...
Kevin Colbert: Much work remains to resolve Ben Roethlisberger’s future with Steelers
Ben Roethlisberger remains the starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. That much general manager Kevin Colbert could confirm Wednesday. The question he couldn’t answer, however, was whether Roethlisberger will remain in that role in a month. Colbert was non-committal when asked about Roethlisberger and his future with the organization. He...
Steelers hire Grady Brown to coach defensive backs
Just like the previous time Mike Tomlin hired a defensive backs coach, he is turning to a long-time college assistant. The hiring of Grady Brown became official Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced. Brown replaces Tom Bradley, whose contract was not renewed after three seasons. Bradley joined the Steelers in 2018...
