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Photos: Fans return to North Shore, Point State Park for Day 2

Who’s ready for Day 2 of the NFL Draft? Fans began lining up hours before the NFL Draft gates opened at Point State Park, with some arriving as early as 8 a.m....
NFL Draft Day 2: What you need to know

Another day, another dose of the draft. Gates open at noon. Fans can participate in various fan experiences in the hours leading up to the second and third rounds of the draft, with selections starting at 7 p.m. Various players — including Damar Hamlin, James Conner, Levon Kirkland, Willie Parker,...
8 NFL teams are slated to make their 1st picks of the draft in Round 2 after a flurry of trades

Eight teams are still waiting to make their first selection of the NFL draft after a chaotic opening round that featured a flurry of trades. Just 16 of the 32 first-round picks chosen Thursday night were made by the original teams that owned them. The 49ers and Bills traded out...
Joe Starkey: Incredible night for Pittsburgh … until it was the Dallas Cowboys’ turn to pick

Let’s go back to Thursday afternoon, hours before the Pittsburgh Steelers stepped to the podium on what was until then a historically glorious night for the city. If I would have asked you for a worst-case scenario in Round 1, what would you have said? Maybe something like this? Worst case,...
First Call: Eagles GM discusses nabbing Makai Lemon from Steelers; coveted picks land in AFC North

Friday’s “First Call” has quotes from the Philadelphia Eagles’ general manager about stealing Makai Lemon from the Pittsburgh Steelers. We look at how moves within the AFC North impacted the Steelers. The Eagles took a little dig at the Penguins, and the Flyers did the same to the Steelers. And...
Entrepreneurs, influencers seek their big break at the 2026 NFL Draft

Three friends from Michigan wandered Pittsburgh’s North Side on Thursday, bringing their inebriation innovation to the masses. Eric Peterson, Justin Riedl and Nick McClain were on the hunt around noon for tailgaters outside the 2026 NFL Draft Experience willing to drop $25 on a football-shaped “beer bong.” The plastic pigskin...
NFL Draft Day 2: Pittsburgh sets another attendance record

The first 32 picks of the 2026 NFL Draft are done. Now it’s time for another round. Or two. Fans are flocking to the North Shore and Point State Park for Day 2 of draft festivities. Tonight, teams will make their second- and third-round selections. 8:56 p.m.: Lots of...
Tim Benz: I like Max Iheanachor but not what the Steelers did before or after drafting himVideo

It’s hard to evaluate the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round draft choice of Arizona State offensive tackle Max Iheanachor in the moment. That’s because I’m not quite sure the moment is over yet. Is it? I sure hope it’s not. It feels like the Steelers are working backward on this one. If...
With 4 picks on Day 2 of NFL Draft, Steelers could target receiver, other positions of need

The Pittsburgh Steelers addressed one of their needs on Day 1 by drafting an offensive tackle in the first round. They’ll have four chances Friday to fix some other weak spots on Day 2 of the NFL Draft. Receiver remains an obvious position of need, especially since the Steelers had...
Eagles celebrate trading up to snatch WR Makai Lemon away from SteelersVideo

The Flyers aren’t the only Philadelphia team getting the best of Pittsburgh this week. On Thursday night, the Eagles swooped in and grabbed the Steelers’ man. USC wide receiver Makai Lemon was on the phone with representatives from the Steelers as the Steelers’ pick approached in the first round of...
Steelers draft Georgia CB Daylen Everette, Iowa guard Gennings Dunker in 3rd round

When Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Patrick Graham first met Daylen Everette, the first thing that stood out to him was the then-Georgia cornerback’s size. “He’s well put together in terms of build,” Graham said late Friday evening after the Steelers took Everette with the second of three third-round picks they...
Steelers’ 1st-round pick had element of surprise, draws cautious optimism from fans

Minutes before the Pittsburgh Steelers’ announced its first-round draft pick Thursday night, Josh Kelly of Baldwin predicted the team would pick up USC wide receiver Makai Lemon. Alas, Pittsburgh’s cross-state rival, the Philadelphia Eagles, drafted Lemon the pick before. “I had a feeling he was going to go,” said Kelly,...
Steelers select Arizona State OT Max Iheanachor with 1st-round pick

For the third time in four years, the Pittsburgh Steelers went with an offensive tackle as their first-round draft pick. Arizona State’s Max Iheanachor was the Steelers’ selection at No. 21 overall Thursday night. Though he was the sixth offensive tackle taken, Iheanachor is believed to have among the highest...
Penn State’s Vega Ioane drafted 14th overall by Baltimore Ravens

Vega Ioane grew up in the state of Washington but moved across the country to play college football at Penn State. An All-Big Ten offensive guard for the Nittany Lions who developed into a projected first-round NFL Draft pick this year, the Baltimore Ravens kept him on the Eastern seaboard...
NFL Draft prospects bring the bling on the red carpet at Point State Park

Bye-bye boring business suits, hello bling and bold fashion statements. Football and fashion are colliding more than ever, and top prospects from the NFL 2026 Draft class understood the red carpet assignment as 17 first-round players showed off their personal fashion “fits” at the 2026 NFL Red Carpet event held...
Ohio State stars shine in Pittsburgh spotlight during 1st round of NFL Draft

Black and gold shared the spotlight with scarlet and gray at the top of the NFL Draft. Pittsburgh Steelers fans showed up on the North Shore by the thousands for the first round of the draft (an NFL-record 320,000 to be exact), which was held Thursday night outside Acrisure Stadium....

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