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First Call: Josh Dobbs works out for Steelers’ AFC rival; NFL QB movement; ex-Penguins prospects find new NHL homes
Tuesday’s “First Call” clues us in on an NFL team who may be after a Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback. A pair of former Penguins prospects are on the move. A Penn State product just got a big contract. And the NFL quarterback carousel never stops spinning. Even at enormous costs against...
New signee Gunner Olszewski eager to fill return role – maybe more – for Steelers
Gunner Olszewski’s path to Pittsburgh went through Bemidji, Minn., and Foxboro, Mass. But it’s where it began that he holds closest to his heart. “Growing up in Texas,” Olszewski said Monday, “the best way I would describe (it) is as the best place to grow up in the country. “I...
Free agent additions James Daniels, Mason Cole beef up interior of Steelers offensive line
For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers will begin offseason workouts next month not certain about the identity of their starting center. Unlike 2021, it won’t be because of a shortage of veteran options. Thanks to the organization’s efforts in free agency, there will be candidates aplenty...
Upper St. Clair’s Doug Whaley, 2 others, interview for Steelers’ GM position
In addition to being active in free agency, the Pittsburgh Steelers continue to be busy interviewing candidates for the general manager position that Kevin Colbert will vacate after the NFL Draft. The Steelers announced Saturday that they interviewed three additional candidates in the past week: Jerry Reese, Rick Spielman and...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Say goodbye to the Steelers’ showbiz era
JuJu Smith-Schuster is a testament to the power of self-promotion via social media. He was one of the most popular Steelers in recent memory. But Smith-Schuster wasn’t really that good. He had one great season in five: 2018, when he caught 111 passes for 1,426 yards as Antonio Brown absorbed...
James Washington becomes 3rd Steelers receiver to depart, signs with Cowboys
James Washington is going back to his home state. Washington is leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers after four seasons, agreeing to a one-year contract Friday with the Dallas Cowboys. Washington was born in Stamford, Texas, and he attended college at Oklahoma State and was the Steelers’ second-round pick in the 2018...
After losing Ray-Ray McCloud, Steelers sign return specialist Gunner Olszewski
The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t waste any time finding a replacement for returner Ray-Ray McCloud. Less than a day after McCloud agreed to terms on a two-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers, the Steelers are signing Gunner Olszewski. Olszewski, who was with the New England Patriots, will get a two-year...
JuJu Smith-Schuster agrees to 1-year contract with Chiefs, leaves Steelers after 5 seasons
Kansas City, here JuJu Smith-Schuster comes. The 25-year-old wide receiver and fan favorite since his arrival in 2017 ended his five-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers when he agreed to a contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. Smith-Schuster is getting a one-year, $10.75 million deal from the Chiefs, who courted...
Return man, receiver Ray-Ray McCloud leaves Steelers for 2-year deal with 49ers
Ray-Ray McCloud has cashed in on his career-best season with a free-agent contract from the San Francisco 49ers. The deal is for two years and can be worth as much as $10.4 million. He is the first Steelers player to leave the team in free agency. In his second year...
Report: Ahkello Witherspoon returns to Steelers on 2-year contract
Cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon is returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers on a two-year contract, CBS Sports reported. Acquired in a trade with Seattle before the 2021 season, Witherspoon finished the season in the starting lineup and became a free agent Wednesday. The Steelers already signed cornerback Levi Wallace to a two-year,...
Chance to win enticed inside linebacker Myles Jack to sign with Steelers in free agency
Mike Tomlin didn’t have to say much to convince free-agent linebacker Myles Jack to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers. “The first thing he said was we’re trying to win a championship, and we need that on defense,” Jack said Thursday after signing his two-year, $16 million contract. “Once he said...
Playing for Steelers is ‘definitely where I wanted to be,’ says Mitch Trubisky
It was barely an hour into the NFL’s legal tampering period Monday when the Pittsburgh Steelers, notorious bystanders early in free agency, made a headline-grabbing move. They signed quarterback Mitch Trubisky to a two-year contract to compete for the starting job vacated by Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement. Trubisky had a chance...
Steelers release ILB Joe Schobert after 1 season with organization
A day after agreeing to a two-year, $16 million contract with free agent inside linebacker Myles Jack, the Pittsburgh Steelers made the anticipated move of releasing one of last year’s starters, Joe Schobert. Schobert had his contract terminated Thursday, bringing the Steelers a $7.834 million savings off the salary cap....
First Call: Mike Tomlin praises specific Steelers draft prospect; advice for JuJu; Jaromir Jagr’s video for Alex Ovechkin
In Thursday’s “First Call,” it’s clear that Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has eyes for at least one Georgia Bulldog in the draft. Josh Allen is giving an emphatic thumbs up to Mitch Trubisky. JuJu Smith-Schuster is getting some advice about how to angle his free agency. Jaromir Jagr congratulates...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans lob barbs back and forth over the Mitch Trubisky signing — and my opinions on it
I know, Steelers fans. You now love Mitch Trubisky. The very thought of him replacing Ben Roethlisberger would’ve turned your stomach two years ago. But it’s easy to pretend you never thought that way now. In fact, let’s just say it. Getting Trubisky will work out better for the Pittsburgh...
Steelers add another top free agent, agree to terms with LB Myles Jack
The Pittsburgh Steelers saved $5 million Wednesday by releasing right tackle Zach Banner, and then they used that savings to sign one of the top inside linebackers on the free agent market. Myles Jack, a six-year veteran released by Jacksonville a day earlier, agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract,...
Tale of the tape: Steelers QBs Mitch Trubisky vs. Mason Rudolph
With Mitch Trubisky’s signing soon to become official, a breakdown of the quarterbacks who sit Nos. 1-2 on the Pittsburgh Steelers depth chart: Size Rudolph: 6-5, 235, 9 1/8-inch hands Trubisky: 6-2, 220, 9 ½-inch hands Age/bio Rudolph: 27 in July, Third-round pick in 2018 draft, 2nd-team All America at...
Steelers release RT Zach Banner; QB Dwayne Haskins signs contract tender
On the first day free agency officially opened in the NFL, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced quarterback Dwayne Haskins signed his $2.54 million restricted free agent tender. Moves that were agreed upon in the two-day legal tampering period can become official after 4 p.m. The Steelers also terminated the contract of...
Mark Madden: Mitch Trubisky was sensible option for ‘rebuilding’ Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers never use the term “rebuilding.” But they are rebuilding and probably hope you don’t notice. Heck, perhaps they don’t even realize. The six primary components of their offensive line are 25, 25, 24, 24, 23 and 23. Their new quarterback is 27, hardly old for that position....
Tim Benz: If NFL teams have concerns over public relations fallout from acquiring Deshaun Watson, they aren’t showing any
The Steelers surfaced as a rumored trade destination for Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson last week. A frequent and immediate response from many who cover the team or root for it was that the franchise couldn’t make such a deal “because it would be a public relations nightmare.” The Steelers...
First Call: Eagles may be out on Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster; Browns may be out on Baker Mayfield; tough night in the Metro
In “First Call” for Wednesday, Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is still looking for work. And he may not find it anywhere else in the state of Pennsylvania. Baker Mayfield is acting like a quarterback who knows he may be traded, even if the Cleveland Browns don’t get Deshaun Watson....
Former Steelers, Bears QB says Mitch Trubisky was ‘being vilified as the problem maker’ in Chicago
Former Steeler Jim Miller knows about quarterbacking in both Pittsburgh and Chicago. He knows what a cluttered QB room is like, having been in that situation with Neil O’Donnell, Kordell Stewart and Mike Tomczak. And he knows the game of new Steelers quarterback Mitch Trubisky pretty well, too. Miller is...
Steelers receive 4th-round compensatory pick in next month’s draft
The Pittsburgh Steelers were given an extra draft pick Tuesday when the NFL announced its list of compensatory picks distributed to teams based off each team’s defections and signings during 2021 unrestricted free agency. The Steelers were given the first of six picks doled out at the end of the...
Steelers reportedly sign former Bills CB Levi Wallace
The Pittsburgh Steelers began the process of what could be a re-make of their secondary, reportedly agreeing to a two-year contract with free-agent cornerback Levi Wallace on Tuesday. Wallace has started for the Buffalo Bills the past 3 ½ seasons dating to the midway point of his rookie year when...
Penguins to honor retired Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger before March 29 game
The first local professional sports franchise to formally honor the retired Ben Roethlisberger with a pregame ceremony won’t be the Pittsburgh Steelers. Instead, it will involve a puck. The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Tuesday that Roethlisberger will take part in a ceremonial puck drop and be the subject of recognition prior...
