Steelers/NFL category, Page 185
QB Tanner Morgan among undrafted free agents reportedly signed by Steelers
A record-setting quarterback and a fullback named “Monte the Mullet” highlight the group of rookie free agents reportedly signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers after the draft ended. Five-year University of Minnesota starting quarterback Tanner Morgan will become the third quarterback on the Steelers’ roster headed into organized team activities. According...
‘Khan Artist’ gets passing grade from Mike Tomlin after navigating 1st Steelers draft
For his first NFL Draft as Pittsburgh Steelers general manager, Omar Khan swung two trades, moving up to get a first-round pick and moving back to acquire the fourth-round selection he had given away a day earlier. All the while, Khan used his seven selections over three days to make...
Steelers sign veteran slot CB Chandon Sullivan during the draft, per agentVideo
Not satisfied with merely adding two cornerbacks in the draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers made a rare signing of a veteran during it. Slot/nickel back Chandon Sullivan will join the Steelers, according to a post to the Twitter account of the agency that represents him, Katz Brothers Sports. Katz Brothers did...
Tim Benz: Annual ‘What the Steelers didn’t get in the draft’ column has very different tone this year
My annual “What the Steelers didn’t get in the NFL Draft” column is going to take on a different tone this year. That’s because a quote from coach Mike Tomlin before the draft actually resonates more now than it did Monday. “We’ve been able to do some things in free...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Spencer Anderson
Spencer Anderson Seventh-round pick, No. 251 overall Offensive lineman, Maryland 6-foot-4, 305 pounds Stats: Made 32 starts and appeared in 38 games over four college seasons, starting each of Maryland’s 31 games the past three seasons. Hometown: Bowie, Md. Maryland running back Roman Hemby gives the Terps a 7-0 lead...
Steelers use final draft pick to add versatile Maryland lineman Spencer Anderson
The Pittsburgh Steelers concluded the NFL Draft the way they started it: by taking an offensive lineman. With their second selection of the seventh round Saturday, No. 251 overall, the Steelers took Maryland’s Spencer Anderson. His selection bookends with left tackle Broderick Jones, who was chosen by the Steelers with...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Cory Trice
CORY TRICE Seventh-round pick, No. 241 overall Cornerback, Purdue 6-3, 206 Numbers: In 30 career games at Purdue, he started 24 games and totaled 106 tackles, five interceptions and 15 pass breakups. … He had a team-high 10 pass breakups and two interceptions in his senior year in 2022. …...
Steelers take another cornerback in 7th round, 6-foot-3 Cory Trice
This might be looked back on as a draft in which the Pittsburgh Steelers went big at cornerback. Really big. Less than 24 hours after drafting 6-foot-2 ½, 193-pound cornerback Joey Porter Jr. in Round 2, the Steelers spent the first of their two seventh-round picks on an even bigger...
Steelers keep the draft a family affair by taking LB Nick Herbig in 4th round
Brotherly love continued for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday in the NFL Draft. In what seems to be an annual occurrence, the Steelers added to their legacy of brother combinations when they drafted Wisconsin linebacker Nick Herbig with their fourth-round pick. Herbig, 21, was drafted by the Steelers less than...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Nick Herbig
Nick Herbig Fourth-round pick, No. 132 overall Outside linebacker, Wisconsin 6-foot-2, 240 pounds Stats: Led the Big Ten and tied for sixth nationally with 11 sacks last season. Added 15 ½ tackles for loss among 47 total tackles (33 solo) and finished three-year college career with 137 tackles (97 solo,...
Steelers take big, athletic tight end Darnell Washington with 3rd-round pick
The Pittsburgh Steelers began their draft taking an offensive tackle. They ended Day 2 with a player who looks – and plays – like one. “He’s a huge human being,” offensive coordinator Matt Canada said of third-round pick Darnell Washington of Georgia. Taken 93rd overall, Washington is a tight end...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Darnell Washington
Darnell Washington Third-round pick, No. 93 overall Tight end, Georgia 6-foot-7, 264 pounds Numbers: Ran the 40-yard dash in 4.64 seconds at the NFL Combine, where he also scored the second-best athleticism score among tight ends. … Started 14 games in 2022 as Georgia repeated as national champions, catching 28...
Tim Benz: Slipping to Steelers in 2nd round will be a blessing in disguise for Joey Porter Jr.
New Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. might not see it like this right now. But the fact that he slipped to the second round is going to wind up being a blessing in disguise. For him and for the Steelers. C’mon. We all heard it. I admit it. I thought...
Steelers make trade with Panthers in 3rd round, pick up 4th-round selection
General manager Omar Khan made his second trade of his first NFL Draft when he sent the Pittsburgh Steelers’ No. 80 selection Friday night to the Carolina Panthers. In return, the Steelers received the No. 93 overall pick, which also is in the third round. The Steelers added a late...
Steelers reinforce D- line in 2nd round, take Wisconsin’s Keeanu Benton
Based on his initial conversation with coach Mike Tomlin, defensive lineman Keeanu Benton plans to bring a hockey mentality to the Pittsburgh Steelers. “The main thing I had taken away from it is he wants goons out there,” Benton said Friday night after being drafted in the second round. “He...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Keeanu Benton
Keeanu Benton Second-round pick, No. 49 overall Defensive tackle, Wisconsin 6-foot-4, 309 pounds I can’t say enough good things about Keeanu Benton. So much twitch in his 310+ pound frame. pic.twitter.com/Mv7GDHhpz9— Ryan Fowler (@_RyanFowler_) April 20, 2023 Numbers: Had 35 tackles (20 solo, 10 for loss), with 4 ½ sacks...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Joey Porter Jr.
JOEY PORTER JR. Second-round pick, No. 32 overall Cornerback, Penn State 6-foot-2 ½, 193 pounds Numbers: In four seasons at Penn State, Porter played in 35 games with 31 starts, yet he totaled just one career interception. He made more of an impact breaking up passes, collecting 11 as a...
Joey Porter Jr. strives to form his own legacy with Steelers after being taken in Round 2
It was true to form in the Porter house Friday evening. As the family gathered at their Pittsburgh-area dwelling to watch the NFL draft, patriarch Joey Porter Sr. offered the most demonstrative, animated reaction when it became known the Pittsburgh Steelers were selecting Joey Porter Jr. “He was excited,” the...
Broderick Jones survived rough start to college career to mold himself into Steelers’ top pick
Art Rooney II laughed at the boldness Broderick Jones displayed at their initial meeting. It was April 15 on a top-30 visit to UPMC Rooney Sports Complex when Jones had the audacity to suggest the Pittsburgh Steelers owner upgrade his office décor. “He told me I didn’t have a big...
First Call: Examining AFC North draft picks; a look at the NHL goalie market for the Pens and Tristan Jarry
Friday’s “First Call” looks at what the other AFC North teams did in the NFL Draft after the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Broderick Jones. We also preview the Pirates next series, look at Gerrit Cole’s latest strong start and check in on the free agent goalie market in the NHL. Once...
If the on-the-clock Steelers traded the draft’s next pick, what could they get for it?
The Pittsburgh Steelers are on the clock — and as coach Mike Tomlin would say, “open for business.” Speaking earlier this week, Tomlin was up front about his excitement regarding the No. 32 overall pick because as the top pick in the second round, there would be about a 20-hour...
Tim Benz: Broderick Jones is great for the Steelers. The trade to get him was even better
Georgia offensive tackle Broderick Jones is the guy I wanted the Pittsburgh Steelers to select in the first round. I wasn’t sure he’d still be on the board when the team was originally supposed to pick at No. 17, and I wasn’t sure that they’d be able to trade up...
Who’s left for Steelers? CB Joey Porter Jr. surprisingly goes undrafted in 1st round
If the Pittsburgh Steelers really want Joey Porter Jr. to take up residence in their secondary — after he spent much of his childhood at their practice facility — they’ll have a chance to get him after all. In an unexpected development Thursday, the Penn State redshirt junior cornerback was...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Broderick Jones
Broderick Jones First-round pick, No. 14 overall Offensive tackle, Georgia 6-foot-5, 311 pounds Numbers: According to Pro Football Focus, Jones did not allow a sack in any of 448 pass protection snaps he played in 2022. …. With two QB hits and seven hurries allowed, Jones’ 99.0% pass-blocking efficiency rate...
Steelers trade up for Georgia’s Broderick Jones in NFL Draft
When Mike Tomlin attended the Georgia pro day in 2022, he spent the previous night dining with some of the Bulldogs’ draft-eligible prospects, as is his custom when he hits the March scouting circuit. Tomlin asked the assembled players for the name of a prospect that he might want to...
