Steelers/NFL category, Page 237

Friday’s “First Call” has a less-than-optimistic opinion on the Steelers offense from one of the team’s former players. We have updates on the post-Super Bowl retirement talk surrounding Sean McVay and Penn Hills alum Aaron Donald. A former Steelers assistant may factor into the Aaron Rodgers situation in Green Bay....

Before taking the field of the Hall of Fame Game in August, Pat Freiermuth had been limited to four live football games over the previous 20 months. He would play in 21 over the ensuing 23 weeks. That’s almost as many as he played throughout the entirety of his career...

My inbox this week was stuffed with plenty of emails about the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback conundrum. Offensive line concerns. Journalism lectures. Penguins negativity. And hamburger commercials. I didn’t get any Valentine’s Day e-cards though. That was sad. But in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, “U mad, bro?” is like a...

When you think of the Pittsburgh Steelers compared to other NFL franchises, do these names pop into your head immediately? The Atlanta Falcons. The Washington Commanders. The Carolina Panthers. How about some other long-standing organizations with a history of winning Super Bowls that have fallen on hard times recently? Teams...

We’ve talked plenty about what the Steelers may or may not do on the trade market and at the draft. But what about free agency? ESPN has some guesses. They also have some suggestions for new homes for two current Steelers free agents. Pittsburgh was one of the best cities...

For the second time in a week, the Pittsburgh Steelers filled an open position on their offensive coaching staff with a former Carolina Panthers assistant. On Tuesday, the Steelers announced the hiring of Pat Meyer as offensive line coach. On Feb. 8, the Steelers named Frisman Jackson their wide receivers...

Throughout his NFL career, Cameron Sutton has been the man who could do everything for the Pittsburgh Steelers. It wasn’t until Year 5, though, when Sutton did do everything for them, and on a full-time basis. Only one Steelers player (Terrell Edmunds) was on the field more often during the...

The end of the Super Bowl means the NFL world is already looking forward to next year’s championship. Locally, they might not like what they see. The odds for who will win Super Bowl LVII are out — and they aren’t kind to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Only seven of the...

When NBC announcer Rodney Harrison discussed the “strong possibility” that Aaron Donald could retire if the Los Angeles Rams won Super Bowl LVI, DeWayne Brown wasn’t the least bit surprised. Through his 2/10ths Speed and Agility program, Brown has trained Donald since he played at Penn Hills and watched his...

The notion that the Pittsburgh Steelers can reload a mediocre team immediately after their Hall of Fame quarterback retires seems insane, but par for the course locally. (Ben Roethlisberger might not have always looked the part in his final campaign, but his guile and guts engineered six fourth-quarter comebacks on...

If the Pittsburgh Steelers are to take part in the 2022 offseason quarterback carousel, there needs to be a few ponies on the ride when it starts spinning. And some big-name horses may have been removed before the calliope music even begins to play. Based on reports over the weekend,...

Monday’s “First Call” looks at Ryan Shazier’s idea for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ next quarterback. A bad break for a Pitt alum in the Super Bowl. Antonio Brown’s temper-tantrum glove sold at auction. And Sidney Crosby is staring at the prospect of goal No. 500 against the hated Philadelphia Flyers. Bad...

Demond Gibson watched as Aaron Donald couldn’t contain his tears of joy as confetti swirled around the Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle amid the Super Bowl LVI championship celebration. “I wanted this so bad,” Donald told NBC’s Michele Tafoya in a postgame interview. “I dreamed this, man. I dreamed this....

The Steelers’ last Super Bowl win was 13 years ago in Tampa Bay, Fla. They beat the Arizona Cardinals, 27-23, in Super Bowl XLIII for the franchise’s sixth Vince Lombardi Trophy. It couldn’t have happened without quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who retired from the NFL after the Steelers finished their 2021...

1997-2000 Benjamin Todd Roethlisberger stars in three sports at Findlay High School in his native northwest Ohio hometown. He did not start at quarterback until his senior season, after the head coach’s son had graduated. 2000-03 In part because of his limited high school game exposure, big-time college programs bypass...

Leigh Steinberg, the inspiration for cinematic sports agent Jerry Maguire, has shown dozens of clients the money in his four decades representing professional athletes. His NFL clientele consists of 62 first-round draft picks, including eight No. 1 overall selections. He has represented 12 Pro Football Hall of Fame players, and...

As he stood at a podium, located in a tiny room inside the bowels of Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium, Ben Roethlisberger was reflecting on what would be the final loss of his 18-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers when he was asked about his future. What’s next? What’s next for...

When former Pittsburgh Steeler Mike Hilton came back to Heinz Field with the Cincinnati Bengals in September, he definitely relished his new team’s 24-10 victory over his former franchise. Bengals teammate Tyler Boyd said Hilton spoke to the team twice in the days leading up to that game, claiming he...

Veteran NFL coach Anthony Lynn designed a personal defense in response to the league policy that requires teams to interview minority candidates for their top jobs. While he appreciates the intent of the policy, Lynn, who is Black, long ago added his own amendment to it: As his star rose...

Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Louis Lipps Jr. entered an accelerated probationary program Friday following a drunken driving crash in November. As part of the deal, Lipps must serve 12 months of probation, attend safe driving school and undergo a 60-day license suspension. Lipps entered the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program...

Friday’s “First Call” has a prediction for what the Pittsburgh Steelers might have to pay Diontae Johnson. Ben Roethlisberger’s gear is getting into the Hall of Fame before he is. The Penguins are still stuck in second place despite their win on Thursday night. And Pittsburgh’s struggling college hoops teams...

My football betting season was a lot like the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2021 campaign. A lot of ups and downs. I finished strong the last two weeks. Was scorching hot to start the playoffs. Then wobbled during Championship Weekend. But what am I going to do? Sit out the Super Bowl...

When former Pittsburgh Steeler Mike Hilton came back to Heinz Field with the Cincinnati Bengals in September, he definitely relished his new team’s 24-10 victory over his former franchise. Bengals teammate Tyler Boyd said Hilton spoke to the team twice in the days leading up to that game, claiming he...

The NFL’s single-season sacks leader is also the league’s defensive player of the year. After coming close the previous two seasons, T.J. Watt won the AP award given to the NFL’s top defensive player Thursday night. The announcement was made at the NFL Honors awards ceremony in Los Angeles, site...