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The Jalen Carter saga is the biggest subplot weighing on the first day of the NFL Draft, and its reach has extended all the way to the middle of the opening round and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers were brought into the conversation this week by noted NBC columnist Peter...

Friday’s “First Call” has an honor for Steelers star T.J. Watt and his brother Derek. It looks like Tom Brady is still flirting with the Miami Dolphins. Saquon Barkley is stuck in a contract stalemate. And ex-Pirate Jameson Taillon is dealing with an injury issue again. Numbers up T.J. and...

It’s a foregone conclusion that the Pittsburgh Steelers will take an offensive tackle sometime during the first two days of the NFL Draft. It’s a matter of when. Could be in the first round with the No. 17 overall pick. Could be at No. 32, the opening pick of the...

Thursday’s “First Call” has an update on the Steelers trade for Allen Robinson. The Pirates hope to kick another opponent while they are down. A pair of WPIAL baseball stars faced off in Oakland. And a pair of ex-Penguins scored for their team in the NHL playoffs, while another struggled...

Now that Allen Robinson has reportedly passed his physical, the former Los Angeles Ram can be added to the mix of wide receivers on the Pittsburgh Steelers depth chart. That has made some people wonder if the Steelers now have no plans to make further additions to that position group...

Considering the actions taken by the Pittsburgh Steelers in free agency, they believed one of the positions that needed upgraded from last season was on the interior of the offensive line. Although the Steelers return the same five offensive linemen who started all 17 regular-season games last season, that didn’t...

The Pittsburgh Steelers are stuck in the mushy middle. Finish middle, draft middle, stay middle. That happens when you set the bar at your coach never having a losing season. The biggest worry is “draft middle.” Drafting high is how you escape the cycle. But finishing middle doesn’t allow that....

Wednesday’s “First Call” takes another look at that Jalen Carter-to-the-Steelers conversation. A familiar name in the AFC North may get moved out. We examine the NHL television ratings for the regular season. And a WPIAL standout pitcher is getting called up to the Major Leagues. No crack at Carter? If...

While a lot of names are being thrown around as candidates for the Pittsburgh Steelers to draft at pick No. 17, a popular plan of attack seems to have emerged within the fan base. Get the best remaining offensive tackle at 17, then the best remaining cornerback with the pick...

It took until the final day of pre-draft visits for the Pittsburgh Steelers to bring a tight end prospect – Georgia’s Darnell Washington — to UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. The delay wasn’t surprising considering the Steelers return all three tight ends from the 2021 season and have no player at...

A pair of prospects expected to be considered in the range of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first two picks were hosted by the team Tuesday, nine days before the draft starts. Tennessee offensive tackle Darnell Wright and Georgia tight end Darnell Washington joined Houston quarterback Clayton Tune as official visits. Aside...

On Monday, the Pittsburgh Steelers interviewed two big-name draft prospects and may be angling to trade up for another. A former WPIAL athlete is shining in the NBA playoffs, while another is looking for an NFL home. And Robert Morris’ basketball team is making noise in the transfer portal. All...

With the number of positions that could be used as reinforcements for the Pittsburgh Steelers early in the NFL Draft — tackle, defensive line and cornerback spring to mind — their traditional acquisition of a wide receiver on the second day may be tested. Five times in the past six...

With the top-30 visits winding down this week for NFL teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers saved some of the biggest players for the final stages of the process. The Steelers on Monday had visits with Georgia tackle Broderick Jones and Clemson defensive linemen Bryan Bresee. Not only are Jones and Bresee...

Monday’s “First Call” features the scouting destination of Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin this past weekend. We also look ahead to the Pirates’ next series. Plus, a former Pirate is off to a torrid start, a big transfer win for West Virginia’s basketball team, and America comes up clutch in...

The latest barometer for how much — or how little — teams covet top running back prospects will be presented in the first round of the NFL Draft. Texas junior Bijan Robinson tallied the highest production score and the second-best athleticism rating at the NFL Combine. Draft analysts have Robinson...

After a one-year hiatus, quarterbacks will be back in demand early in the NFL Draft. Passers could be taken in four of the first five selections, a contrast to the 2022 class when no quarterbacks were taken until the Pittsburgh Steelers grabbed Pitt’s Kenny Pickett with the No. 20 overall...

The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to have some competition at punter in training camp. Braden Mann, who spent his first three NFL seasons with the New York Jets, was awarded to the Steelers on a waivers claim Friday. He was cut by the Jets after they signed veteran Thomas Morstead....

Edge rusher and wide receiver — positions the Pittsburgh Steelers have not addressed yet in free agency — remain places of emphasis in the pre-draft scouting process. The Steelers rounded out the week by conducting top-30 visits Friday with Kansas State outside linebacker Felix Anudike-Uzomah and Tennessee wide receiver Cedric...

Bud Dupree won’t be reuniting with the Pittsburgh Steelers this season. Although the former Steelers outside linebacker met with the organization April 1 about a possible return, he decided Friday to sign a contract with the Atlanta Falcons, according to WSB-TV in Atlanta. The decision sends Dupree back to his...

Tanner Muse, a core special teams player who spent the past two seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, is negotiating with the Steelers on a contract, NFL Network reported Friday. Muse, 26, became a free agent in March when the Seahawks declined to tender him a contract as a restricted free...

Friday’s “First Call” features fallout from Ben Roethlisberger’s critique of Lamar Jackson. Ex-Steeler Devin Bush discusses his move to Seattle. And there will be a Pittsburgh influence in the new ownership group of the Washington Commanders. Ruffling Raven feathers During the latest episode of his “Footbahlin’ with Ben” podcast, former...

Among the two players to visit the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday was a wide receiver who had to make the short commute up Interstate 79 from Morgantown, W.Va. Bryce Ford-Wheaton, a 6-foot-4, 221-pound receiving threat, and Bowling Green defensive end Karl Brooks conducted top-30 visits at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex....