Steelers/NFL category, Page 243

Three more candidates interviewed for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ general manager position, the team announced Saturday night. Over the past week, the Steelers conducted interviews with Andy Weidl, vice president of player personnel with the Philadelphia Eagles; Ran Carthon, director of personnel with the San Francisco 49ers; and Joe Hortiz, director...

Of all the measurements, tests and times that will be recorded this week at the NFL Combine, perhaps the most anticipated one won’t be produced in the 40-yard dash. It won’t be found in the number of bench press reps or the height of a vertical jump. It will take...

This past week, a national sports website reported San Francisco will trade quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to the Pittsburgh Steelers. A Seattle radio station said the Seahawks would send QB Russell Wilson to the Steelers. A football data site said Las Vegas quarterback Derek Carr is headed to Pittsburgh. A national...

Pittsburgh Steelers season ticket holders began receiving their 2022 invoices Friday, and at least in some sections, the cost of attending games at Heinz Field continues to go up. Ticket price in the lower bowl near the enclosed end zone were increased for the third consecutive year. A season ticket...

CLEVELAND — Authorities have issued a warrant for the arrest of former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Eric Wilkerson on charges stemming from a fatal stabbing. The 55-year-old, who played for the Steelers in 1989, was charged with aggravated murder in the death of 46-year-old Brian Weems III. According to Cleveland...

NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah has seen enough of Malik Willis to predict he could be a good fit for the Pittsburgh Steelers with the No. 20 pick in the NFL Draft. Jeremiah, who attached the Liberty quarterback to the Steelers in his most recent mock draft, also knows such...

Friday’s “First Call” starts with a former Philadelphia Eagles teammate who thinks the Pittsburgh Steelers may be a good fit for quarterback Carson Wentz. Steelers owner Art Rooney II speaks about two lingering topics surrounding his team. Thursday was bad all-around for the Penguins. And the Pitt hockey team is...

The Pittsburgh Steelers offseason doesn’t mean that the team is off the radar. At least not with Steelers fans who read “Breakfast With Benz.” As usual, this week my inbox and Twitter interactions are flooded with Steelers fans giving their opinions on all sorts of topics. You know, like JuJu...

A current Pittsburgh Steeler may be destined for a new address. Brian Flores doesn’t want to call out Bill Belichick. A former Steelers assistant coach has a new gig in college. And the Penguins have a great chance to gobble up two points Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena. All...

The Pittsburgh Steelers rank last in the AFC North when it comes to quarterbacks. But they might rank No. 1 in sports when it comes to mythology. (All the religions have them beat.) On ESPN’s “Get Up” show Tuesday morning, the talking heads bleated about the Steelers having a “great...

Wednesday’s “First Call” features a possible free agent landing spot for JuJu Smith-Schuster. Ray-Ray McCloud is angling for a new contract to stay in Pittsburgh. Antonio Brown is back to sniping at Tom Brady. Jarvis Landry is getting itchy in Cleveland. And a local college hockey team is preparing for...

When Kevin Colbert leaves his post as Steelers general manager after this spring’s NFL Draft, he’ll leave behind a 22-year legacy of constructing teams that went to three Super Bowls, won two Vince Lombardi trophies and qualified for the playoffs 14 times. He’ll also leave behind a legacy of essentially...

Brian Flores wasn’t expecting to get a job offer to coach linebackers for the Pittsburgh Steelers when he placed a call to head coach Mike Tomlin late last week. He was merely seeking advice on how to get back into the coaching profession after filing a class-action lawsuit against the...

Outgoing Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert held his annual offseason get-together with selected Steelers media members Tuesday. Many issues were discussed. The plans to replace him after he retires following the draft. The offseason gameplan about what will be done at quarterback to replace the retired Ben Roethlisberger. What...

Tuesday’s “First Call” has an update on that planned boycott of the NFL Scouting Combine. A former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback couldn’t cut it in the CFL. Troy Polamalu’s uncle gets a new gig coaching in the NFL. The Flyers can’t give the Penguins an assist. And one of Duquesne’s women’s...

As evidenced by the decision to hire Brian Flores, the Pittsburgh Steelers weren’t scared away by the former Miami Dolphins coach’s class-action lawsuit against the NFL, which claims racial discrimination in the league’s hiring practices. General manager Kevin Colbert, though, said the organization wasn’t making a statement by giving Flores...

As they have historically, the Pittsburgh Steelers will take four quarterbacks to training camp in July. Aside from Mason Rudolph and most likely Dwayne Haskins, general manager Kevin Colbert doesn’t know the identity of the other two competitors and whether they will be a mix of veterans or rookies. He...

Monday’s “First Call” features another former Pittsburgh Steeler doubting quarterback Mason Rudolph. There may be a boycott of the NFL scouting combine. A local NHL product hits a milestone. There was a fight between coaches in the Big Ten basketball ranks. And maybe Tampa Bay wasn’t all paradise for Tom...

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ decision to hire former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores as a senior defensive assistant/linebackers coach attempts to address three things. Two of them appear to be about battles of perception. The other is about the battle to get the opposing team off the field without racking...

Kevin Colbert isn’t exactly easing into his impending exit as Pittsburgh Steelers general manager. Colbert revealed Monday during an interview with reporters that he is involved with helping team president Art Rooney II find his successor. “Art and myself are conducting the interviews,” Colbert said. “Art hasn’t been through this...

Unless he re-signs with the Pittsburgh Steelers, it’s possible Ahkello Witherspoon by the end of March will join a fourth NFL team over a 13-month span. The five-year NFL veteran cornerback was asked last month about his interest in putting down some roots with the Steelers. “I think I enjoyed...

T.J. Neal has taken a circuitous route in chasing his dreams of playing professional football, going from major-college programs to living in hotels as he bounced around indoor and spring leagues. The 28-year-old McKeesport native has toiled in obscurity while watching his former teammates at Illinois and Auburn shine in...

Brian Flores, who is suing the NFL and three of its teams over discrimination in the hiring process of head coaches, joined the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday as a senior defensive assistant in charge of linebackers. Fired after three seasons as head coach of the Miami Dolphins, Flores filed a...

The Steelers’ quarterback debate has hit new heights — or lows, if you’ve got the proper perspective — with the re-introduction of Jameis Winston as the flavor du jour. God, I hate re-runs. Winston, most recently of New Orleans, will be a free agent March 16. The hype is thick...

The Pittsburgh Steelers are in a much better spot with the salary cap now than they were a year ago when they lost five starters to free agency. Ben Roethlisberger’s salary is off the books, and the league-wide cap is bloated as the revenue-sapping effects of covid diminish. The Steelers...