Steelers/NFL category, Page 134
Tim Benz: If there is any fire to the smoke about Brandon Aiyuk, the Steelers should fan the flames
Trade rumors are kicking up about San Francisco star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk — and the Steelers are one of the rumored targets. Aiyuk is coming to the end of his rookie contract, and he wants an extension. However, the 49ers don’t usually hammer out contract extensions until July or...
First Call: Steelers miss out on Mike Williams; Cole Holcomb posts workout video
Wednesday’s “First Call” gives us an update on the Steelers’ quest to land a big-play wide receiver. Cole Holcomb is trying to make a comeback. Jake Guentzel stays hot in Carolina. And Pitt fans probably cracked a smile when they saw the result of one of the “First Four” games...
Roberto Clemente jersey from 1960 World Series fetches $256K at auction
The Great One continues to live up to his moniker on the memorabilia market. Roberto Clemente’s game-worn jersey from the 1960 World Series sold for $256,714 to highlight Lelands 2024 Winter Classic Auction, which closed on Saturday. Clemente helped lead the Pirates to the 1960 World Series title in a...
Tim Benz: Kenny Pickett’s strengths became his biggest weakness by the end in Pittsburgh
During his first media availability with the Philadelphia Eagles, former Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett acknowledged that he wanted to leave Pittsburgh in advance of Friday’s trade that sent him across the state. He also did little to tamp down a narrative that he pouted his way through much of the...
First Call: A new contract for a new Steeler; Kenny Pickett ripped on ESPN; another stop for Josh Dobbs
Tuesday’s “First Call” looks at a contract extension for a new Steeler. The national media is all over Kenny Pickett’s move to Philadelphia. We also examine the Penguins’ next opponent, and Josh Dobbs’ new team. Signed, sealed, delivered One of the newest Pittsburgh Steelers has a new, one-year contract. It...
Pittsburgh vies for ’26 NFL Draft after Philly snags MLB, FIFA, NCAA events
Pittsburgh is running an all-out blitz to host a future NFL Draft, and now the effort is getting support from Pennsylvania’s top public official. Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that he sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell last week indicating support for Pittsburgh to host a draft in...
Kenny Pickett talks about exit from Steelers, getting fresh start with Eagles
After signing veteran quarterback Russell Wilson to a one-year contract last week, the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t waste time trading two-year starter Kenny Pickett to the Philadelphia Eagles. It turns out Pickett was just as anxious to move across the commonwealth as the Steelers were sending him there, cementing the deal...
Madden Monday: Steelers ‘did themselves a favor’ by trading Kenny Pickett to Philadelphia
The Steelers have been criticized at times for simply releasing or trading players who were pouty and didn’t want to be in Pittsburgh anymore. Specifically, guys like Melvin Ingram, James Harrison and LeGarrette Blount weren’t happy with their roles and just wanted out of town. The same could potentially be...
Mark Madden: Steelers have had a perfect offseason, choosing progress over saving face
This much should be made clear about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ reconstructed quarterback room: There’s a pecking order. Russell Wilson is the starter. He’s not on a short leash or any leash. Justin Fields didn’t come to Pittsburgh to compete with Wilson. He’s clearly the backup and in a position to...
First Call: Steelers have interest in veteran receiver; Kenny Pickett posts farewell to Pittsburgh
Monday’s “First Call” features Kenny Pickett’s farewell to Pittsburgh. Jerome Bettis’ son has made his college football destination known. It looks like the Steelers want to add another veteran wide receiver. Jake Guentzel has scored his first goal for the Carolina Hurricanes. And Duquesne had a rough trip back to...
Justin Fields: What they’re saying in Chicago about trade to Steelers
Quarterback Justin Fields is a Pittsburgh Steeler. After three tumultuous seasons in Chicago, the former Ohio State star is moving on from the Bears. The Steelers traded a sixth-round draft pick in 2025 in exchange for Fields. Here’s what they’re saying about the trade in Chicago. “The trade market on...
Steelers swing another QB trade, acquire Justin Fields from Bears for 2025 draft pick
Russell Wilson no longer is the only quarterback on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster. One day after the Steelers traded two-year starter Kenny Pickett to the Philadelphia Eagles, the Steelers found a replacement in Justin Fields. The Steelers traded a sixth-round draft pick in 2025 in exchange for the multi-dimensional Fields....
Russell Wilson entrusted to improve Steelers QB play, return franchise to postseason success
Two statements made by Art Rooney II stood out among the others when the Pittsburgh Steelers president met with reporters in January two weeks after the franchise endured a fifth consecutive playoff loss dating to the 2016 postseason. The first had to do with that losing skid, the organization’s longest...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Kenny Pickett failed and got what he deserved
Kenny Pickett failed. That’s his story. He got lied to by Mike Tomlin, but that’s not an exclusive club. Pickett was well-served by a previous Tomlin fib, one that fleeced Mitch Trubisky. In 2022, Tomlin told Trubisky he’d be the starting quarterback at least through Week 9, the Pittsburgh Steelers’...
Steelers fans shocked, pleasantly surprised by Kenny Pickett trade
As Ray Huff sat down with his family Friday at Live Casino Pittsburgh’s Sports & Social restaurant in Hempfield, he was shocked to learn that the Steelers traded quarterback Kenny Pickett to the Philadelphia Eagles. Following his senior season at Pitt, Pickett was drafted in 2022 by the Steelers in...
Tim Benz: Kenny Pickett trade shows Steelers’ trust in Russell Wilson … and why we should never trust what they say
On Feb. 29, Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan said he has “full faith” in Kenny Pickett. Steelers GM Omar Khan says he has "full faith" in Kenny Pickett pic.twitter.com/p3Ooefacoi— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) February 29, 2024 Now it’s March 15, and last year’s starting quarterback is a Philadelphia Eagle. If...
Steelers agree to terms with veteran WR Van Jefferson
On a day of a public changing of the guard at quarterback, the Pittsburgh Steelers began to reassemble the weapons available to new passer Russell Wilson. The Steelers agreed to terms with veteran wide receiver Van Jefferson to a one-year contract, a league source confirmed late Friday. A five-year NFL...
From a hero’s welcome to a one-way ticket out of town, Kenny Pickett era brief for Steelers
The satisfaction and pride were palpable on the faces of both Kenny Pickett and Mike Tomlin the afternoon of April 29, 2022. The duo was standing off to the far left of Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II, who was behind a podium at the front of a large room...
Steelers trade quarterback Kenny Pickett to Eagles
On the day the Pittsburgh Steelers introduced new quarterback Russell Wilson, they traded the only other one on their roster. Kenny Pickett, the former first-round pick from Pitt whose starting status was in question after Wilson’s signing, was sent to the Philadelphia Eagles, a league source confirmed to TribLive, ending...
Joining Steelers was ‘the place I wanted to be’ for new quarterback Russell Wilson
Russell Wilson likened his first foray into free agency to his NFL introduction in 2012 when he interviewed with teams at the scouting combine. This time, the difference was that, coming on the heels of a decorated 12-year pro career, Wilson got to choose his destination. And he had his...
New Steeler Patrick Queen: I’ve grown – and not just as a product of playing with Roquan Smith
The two newest Pittsburgh Steelers defensive players played together with the rival Baltimore Ravens. But because their professional paths coincided only during the 2020 and 2021 seasons, the lower-profile of the two has a unique perspective on his old/new teammate. That’s instructive, because Patrick Queen acknowledged he didn’t begin to...
First Call: Devin Bush back in AFC North; other AFC teams battling Steelers for Tyler Boyd
Friday’s “First Call” features a new home for ex-Steeler Devin Bush, the prospect of Tyler Boyd returning to Pittsburgh, Jake Guentzel’s first point in Carolina, and a pair of huge wins for Pitt and Duquesne. See you soon Devin Bush is coming back to the AFC North. The ex-Steelers linebacker...
Report: Steelers bringing back nose tackle Montravius Adams on 2-year deal
The Pittsburgh Steelers are keeping one of their own from leaving in free agency. Nose tackle Montravius Adams agreed to a two-year deal to return to the Steelers, ESPN reported Thursday night. He became an unrestricted free agent Wednesday. Adams, 28, has spent two-plus seasons with the Steelers, joining them...
Steelers changing with times in approach to contracts, free agency
There was once a time via unofficial team policy that the Pittsburgh Steelers refused to give one-year contracts in free agency, instead insisting on multi-year deals. For most of the three-decade history of NFL free agency, the Steelers never extended/renegotiated the contracts of non-quarterbacks before the final year of a...
Steelers agree to terms with safety DeShon Elliott
The Pittsburgh Steelers continued to plug holes in free agency, agreeing to terms with veteran safety DeShon Elliott on Thursday. A league source confirmed the two-year, $6 million contract that was first reported by Bleacher Report. A six-year NFL veteran, the 6-foot-1, 210-pound Elliott started all 16 games he played...
